Open AccessExcessive hypertriglyceridemia and pancreatitis in pregnancy: Association with deficiency of lipoprotein lipase
Author(s) -
Lykkesfeldt Gert,
Bock Johannes E.,
Pedersen Finn Damgaard,
Meinertz Hans,
Faergeman Ole
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348109154115
Subject(s) - hypertriglyceridemia , medicine , pancreatitis , lipoprotein lipase , pregnancy , endocrinology , triglyceride , cholesterol , genetics , adipose tissue , biology
Acute pancreatitis verified at laparotomy occurred in the 37th week in 1 of 4 women who developed excessive hypertriglyceridemia (type V hyperlipoproteinemia) during pregnancy. The hypertriglyceridemia was associated with and possibly caused by deficiency of lipoprotein lipase, measured as the NaCl sensitive component of post‐heparin lipase activity. A severely fat‐restricted diet controlled the hypertriglyceridemia in 1 of the patients, followed during a second pregnancy.