Knowra Dyslipidemia Dyslipidemia Dyslipidemia is an abnormal concentration or composition of lipids in the blood, including cholesterol and triglycerides. It can involve elevated, reduced, or imbalanced lipid levels.
Lipoprotein : A particle that transports cholesterol, triglycerides, and other lipids through blood and lymph. Dyslipidemia often reflects abnormal amounts or types of circulating lipoproteins.
Lipid profile : A blood test panel that measures cholesterol and triglycerides, often including calculated or measured lipoprotein fractions. It is the routine test used to identify and characterize dyslipidemia.
Hypercholesterolemia : An abnormally high concentration of cholesterol in the blood. It is a common dyslipidemia pattern, often driven by elevated LDL cholesterol.
Cholesterol : A sterol used in cell membranes and as a precursor for steroid hormones, bile acids, and vitamin D. Blood cholesterol is a central measurement in defining and managing dyslipidemia.
Normolipidemia : A state in which blood lipid concentrations fall within defined reference or treatment ranges. It provides a comparison for identifying lipid values outside expected or desired ranges.
Low-density lipoprotein : A cholesterol-carrying lipoprotein associated with cholesterol delivery to tissues and atherosclerotic risk. Elevated LDL cholesterol is a common form of dyslipidemia and a treatment target.
Apolipoprotein B : A structural protein found on atherogenic lipoproteins, used as a measure of their particle number. It can clarify risk when cholesterol concentration does not reflect atherogenic particle burden.
Hypertriglyceridemia : An abnormally high concentration of triglycerides in the blood. This pattern may accompany metabolic disease and, at very high levels, raise pancreatitis risk.
Lipid : A broad class of water-insoluble biological molecules that includes fats, sterols, and phospholipids. Dyslipidemia concerns abnormal levels of these molecules in circulation.
Lipoprotein(a) : An LDL-like lipoprotein particle carrying apolipoprotein(a), with levels strongly influenced by genetics. Its inherited elevation is a distinct risk factor, not captured by standard lipid concentrations alone.
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