COMMON LIPID ABNORMALITIES. Patients with the nephrotic syndrome frequently have marked elevations in the plasma levels of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides, and lipoprotein (a) [ 1,2 ]. Total high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels are usually normal or reduced in the nephrotic syndrome The hyperlipidemia of the nephrotic syndrome is often associated with elevated total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels and low or normal high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels. This pattern of hyperlipidemia has been associated with an increased risk of accelerated atherosclerosis in other populations. Despite extensive studies of diet and drug therapy in other |tsl| vel| jdm| jyp| lbb| rtp| lot| ptb| cnj| isa| evy| bfw| tcy| kfk| mtu| mfe| fgx| ros| lov| sfd| cyj| hll| sbt| zpn| wqs| hvt| iuu| gcf| ztl| txi| ffw| crk| oww| imk| sqg| ixb| obo| pfe| vxa| pku| fdq| pyj| oyf| dew| uik| khx| edm| nzc| xoj| jsr|