Hipercolesterolemia / Hypercholesterolemia

ABSTRACT

The relationship between hypercholesteroemia and coronary heart disease is well established. Clinical and experimental investigations have shown that high serum levels of cholesterol are associated wuth increased atherogenesis. The author presentes and extensive revisión about hypercholesterolemia, its classification and treatment. Reogarding the treatment, astects of the diet and the current available drugs are considered in detail