Open AccessEvaluation of Lipid Profile and Apolipoproteins in Essential Hypertensive Patients
Author(s) -
Parsuram Nayak,
Suchismita Panda,
Pravat Kumar Thatoi,
Roma Rattan,
Srikrushna Mohapatra,
Pramila Kumari Mishra
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/20985.8626
Subject(s) - apolipoprotein b , medicine , lipid profile , essential hypertension , creatinine , endocrinology , very low density lipoprotein , blood pressure , lipoprotein , population , cholesterol , lipid metabolism , environmental health
Essential hypertension is one of the most common diseases of the Indian population contributing greatly to the morbidity, mortality and economic burden. It has a strong association with cardiovascular disease and abnormal lipid metabolism. Not only the traditional lipid parameters, but also the novel lipid components like Apo A1 and Apo B100 also have been identified to play a role.