Diagnostic criteria of dyslipidemia with lipid fractions & its association with the risk of coronary heart disease: A review

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of illness and death across world widely. Lipid and lipoprotein metabolism disorder like dyslipidemia patients may prone to develop premature atherosclerosis. Types of dyslipidemia are hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, combined hyperlipidemia, and low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Hypercholesterolemia can causes atherosclerosis and hypertriglyceridemia can consequence in pancreatitis. The laboratory findings are beneficial in the analysis and controlling of Dyslipidemia encompass assessment of serum cholesterol, serum triglycerides, serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol by directly and through calculation. Laboratory investigation which are helpful to eliminate secondary causes of Dyslipidemia are assessment of TSH, Blood sugar levels, liver function test, serum creatinine, and plasma and urine protein level.