Open AccessPATTERN OF DYSLIPIDEMIA IN PATIENTS WITH CRF
Author(s) -
Khalid Amin,
Muhammad N. Iqbal,
Muhammad Awais Javed,
Abdul Qayyum,
Muhammad Abid
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2006.13.01.5063
Subject(s) - medicine , dyslipidemia , lipid profile , triglyceride , observational study , abnormality , gastroenterology , total cholesterol , cholesterol , disease , endocrinology , psychiatry
Objectives: (1)To find the pattern of dyslipidemias in patients with CRF.(2.)To compare the results with international studies. Design: Prospective observational study. Setting: In Medical UnitI, II, III and Nephrology ward of Allied Hospital Faisalabad. Period: (06 Months) From: Nov 2004 to April 2005. . AlliedHospital is a teaching hospital attached with Punjab Medical College Faisalabad having 1100 beds. Chronic renalfailure, a very common disease, is accompanied by many complications. One of such complications is abnormality oflipids. The lipids are disturbed in a characteristic manner. This disturbed lipid pattern predisposes the patients toatherosclerotic complications and increased mortality due to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular accidents. Presentstudy was conducted to determine the pattern of dyslipidemias in patients of CRF.50 patients diagnosed to have CRFwere subjected to fasting lipid profile, irrespective of cause and sex. Maximum patients had elevated triglyceride levels(46%). A considerable percentage (16%) had decreased HDL levels and a small percentage had elevated LDL (4%).Total lipids were found to be elevated in 04 patients (8%). All the patients with elevated total lipid were suffering fromdiabetes mellitus. Total cholesterol was elevated in 08 patients (16%). This disturbed lipid pattern has role inatherosclerosis. The patients of CRF who are already having disturbed endothelial function are more prone to it.