hyperlipidemia
- noun
- /ˌhaɪpərˌlɪpɪˈdiːmiə/
- Specialized
- Hyperlipidemia can lead to serious health issues like heart disease and stroke if not managed properly.
- hypertension and hyperlipidemia
- diabetes and hyperlipidemia
Examples
-
Patients with hyperlipidemia did better in the intervention group, with 65.4% at the target goal compared with 45.5% of control patients (P < .01), and recorded a larger decrease in LDL during the study period (-6.4 mg/dL vs -1.1 mg/dL; Table 3).
Academic text (2010) -
We tracked chronic disease management for the three most prevalent conditions seen in primary care: hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia.
Academic text (2010) -
The end result is hyperlipidemia.
Blog text (18) -
Hyperlipidemia needs to be aggressively treated, especially in patients with a history of cardiac disease, including heart failure.
Academic text (2007) -
Another limitation of this study was that students were not asked to identify current chronic illnesses such as diabetes or hyperlipidemia.
Academic text (2014) -
In outpatients with diabetes, hypertension, or hyperlipidemia, do nurse-managed protocols improve outcomes?
Academic text (2014) -
What about the *silent killers* (elevated blood glucose levels, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia) that go undiagnosed and untreated due to lack of insurance?
Blog text (13) -
Identifying these patients can lead to long-term health benefits since the identification of insulin resistance and tendency toward hyperlipidemia at an earlier age leads to treatment that can decrease long-term morbidity.
Blog text (26) -
The doctor recommended lifestyle changes to help control her hyperlipidemia.
-
After the blood test, the results indicated that he was suffering from hyperlipidemia.
Synonyms
A condition with too much fat in the blood
A condition with too much fat in the blood
A condition with too much fat in the blood that raises the chance of heart disease
A high level of fat in the blood
A condition with too much fat in the blood
Too much fat in the blood that can damage the heart and blood vessels
Too much fat in the blood that can cause heart problems
A condition with a lot of fat in the blood
A condition with very high cholesterol and fat-carrying proteins in the blood
Antonyms
- Specialized
Very low levels of fat in the blood and the proteins that carry it
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hyperlipidemia comes from three parts: hyper- meaning 'over', lipid meaning 'fat', and -emia meaning 'blood'. So, Hyperlipidemia is a medical name for having too much fat in the blood.