Lipid Lowering Agents - A Medico Chemical Boon (Paperback)

Hyperlipidemia, also called hypercholesterolemia or High cholesterol is the condition in which there is increase in the concentration of cholesterol and/or triglycerides carrying lipoproteins in plasma. It is the condition indicating increase in lipid level. Both these conditions may cause narrowing and hardening of the arteries, i.e.atherosclerosis. Thus hyperlipidemia is one of the leading cause of ischemic heart disease, myocardial infarction and cerebral vascular accidents. More than 650,000 people die every year of coronary heart disease (CHD) in the US alone. In 1984 it was demonstrated for the first time that there exists a link between serum cholesterol levels and risk to CHD. A 1% drop in serum cholesterol reduces the risk for CHD by 2%. Positive risk factors for CHD include Age (men35 mg/dl); obesity (

General

Imprint:	Lap Lambert Academic Publishing
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	March 2012
First published:	March 2012
Authors:	Jignesh Patel • Vina B. Patel • Bhuvan P Raval
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 4mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	68
ISBN-13:	978-3-8484-3954-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > General
LSN:	3-8484-3954-9
Barcode:	9783848439546

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