hypertriglyceridemia
Sign in to saveHypertriglyceridemia is the presence of high amounts of triglycerides in the blood. Triglycerides are the most abundant fatty molecule in most organisms. Hypertriglyceridemia occurs in various physiologic conditions and in various diseases, and high triglyceride levels are associated with atherosclerosis, even in the absence of hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol levels) and predispose to cardiovascular disease.
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- Medical condition (new).name
- Hypertriglyceridemia
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- Elevated levels of triglycerides
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- Blood samples of a young patient with extreme hypertriglyceridemia
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- Endocrinology
- Medical condition (new).complications
- Heart disease, pancreatitis
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- Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, atherosclerosis, alcoholism, metabolic syndrome
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- Hyperlipidemia, atheroma, hypercholesterolemia, hypercalcemia
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Hypertriglyceridemia is the presence of high amounts of triglycerides in the blood. Triglycerides are the most abundant fatty molecule in most organisms. Hypertriglyceridemia occurs in various physiologic conditions and in various diseases, and high triglyceride levels are associated with atherosclerosis, even in the absence of hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol levels) and predispose to cardiovascular disease.
Chronically elevated serum triglyceride levels are a component of metabolic syndrome and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, both of which typically involve obesity and contribute significantly to cardiovascular mortality in industrialised countries as of 2021. Extreme triglyceride levels also increase the risk of acute pancreatitis.