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Hyperlipidemia : Causes

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Causes could include:

Causes Overview Articles

High blood cholesterol and triglycerides
High cholesterol and other lipid disorders can be inherited (passed down through families) or associated with:Fatty dietsDisease such as diabetes, hypothyroidism, Cushing syndrome, and kidney failureCertain medications, including birth control pil...
Source:ADAM
Date:January 23, 2008
Hypercholesterolemia
Hypercholesterolemia is silent. There are no symptoms that are obvious to the naked eye.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Causes Articles

Familial combined hyperlipidemia
Familial combined hyperlipidemia is a disorder of high cholesterol and high blood triglycerides that is passed down through families.Familial combined hyperlipidemia is the most common disorder of increased blood fats that causes early heart attac...
Source:ADAM
Date:January 23, 2008
Ask The Doctor: Hyperlipidemia
What is hyperlipidemia? Howard LeWine, M.D., is chief editor of Internet Publishing at Harvard Health Publications. He is recognized as an outstanding clinician and teacher and is a recipient of the Internal Medicine Teacher of the Year award at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. LeWine continues to practice Internal Medicine; most recently he became a hospitalist after practicing primary care for over 20 years.
Source:StayWell
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