Forecast Since the symptoms of aortic valve stenosis often appear very late, the prognosis of the disease is relatively poor without surgical replacement of the valve, since the disease is already well advanced at the time of diagnosis. The individual prognosis is significantly influenced by the severity of the stenosis, but also by the general … Forecast | Aortic valve stenosis
Diagnosis The diagnosis of hyperlipidemia is made by taking a blood sample. Patients should be fasting for 12 hours before taking the blood sample in order not to falsify the blood lipid values by ingested food. A screening is carried out by the family doctor from the age of 35. The screening includes the determination … Diagnosis | Hyperlipidemia
The term hyperlipidemia is composed of “hyper” (too much, excessive), “lipid” (fat) and “-emia” (in the blood) and describes an excess of fats in the blood. In common parlance, the term “high blood lipid levels” is also used. Various fats are found in the blood: neutral fats, cholesterol and lipoproteins. Lipoproteins are protein particles that … Hyperlipidemia
Symptoms The blood fats are divided into “good” and “bad” fats. The HDL cholesterol is the “good” cholesterol. The most important representative of the “bad” fats is the LDL cholesterol. Like all other “bad” fats, it increases the risk of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). Unfortunately, arteriosclerosis remains asymptomatic for a very long time. Only … Symptoms | Hyperlipidemia
Introduction Fat metabolism disorders are diseases that lead to changes in cholesterol and triglyceride levels due to disorders in the transport, metabolism and production of fat. They are medically called dyslipidaemias. If there is a general increase in blood lipids cholesterol and triglycerides, one speaks of hyperlipidaemias. The values of the so-called blood lipids are … Fat metabolism disorder
Symptoms of a lipometabolic disorder Elevated blood lipid levels remain undetected for a long time because they do not initially cause any symptoms. They are often detected by chance in routine examinations or, in most cases, only become noticeable through late effects. These include narrowing of the heart vessels, which can lead to angina pectoris … Symptoms of a lipometabolic disorder | Fat metabolism disorder
What are the consequences of a lipometabolic disorder? The consequences of a lipometabolic disorder are the accumulation of fats in the vessel wall and the slow closure of the vessel wall.This is called atherosclerotic change or atherosclerosis. The vessels lose their elasticity and may even tear. If the arterial vessels become blocked, the tissue behind … What are the consequences of a lipometabolic disorder? | Fat metabolism disorder
Cholesterol Cholesterol is found in all animal cells and is a vital component. It fulfills various tasks in the human organism: It is built into the membrane (i.e. shell) of human cells. It is also the precursor of the so-called steroid hormones such as testosterone or estrogen. It is the most important component of bile … Cholesterol | Fat metabolism disorder
Etofibrate, like clofibrate, is a derivative of clofibric acid just like statins and nicotinic acids. In this context, they belong to the group of active substances known as lipid-lowering agents. Etofibrate is mainly effective in the case of an increased concentration of triglycerides. The lowering of cholesterol is less pronounced in this case. What is … Etofibrate: Effects, Uses & Risks
Introduction Arteriosclerosis (vascular calcification/arterial calcification) is an injury to the inner layer of the arterial wall. As a result of the injury, the vessel narrows due to the so-called plaque, which forms at the site of the vascular injury. This can have various causes; whereby high blood pressure, stress and lack of exercise and poor … Causes of arteriosclerosis
How does arteriosclerosis develop? The tear of the inner wall of the artery is considered by the body to be a place to be sealed as quickly as possible. For this reason, thrombocytes adhere there (natural sealing process of open vessels). Collagen, fatty substances and so-called proteoglycans also attach themselves to the tear. All substances … How does arteriosclerosis develop? | Causes of arteriosclerosis
Introduction Arteriosclerosis is an increasing problem of western industrialized society. Along with gout, it is one of the major diseases of affluence of our time. Nutrition plays the most decisive and at the same time easiest to influence component in its development. Nevertheless, arteriosclerosis is an effect that also occurs with a supposedly “perfect” diet. … Nutrition for arteriosclerosis