Repeated blood donation effective in treating hyperlipidemia.
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ABSTRACT
Effectiveness of repeated blood donation in lowering blood lipids has been studied. Ten patients of hyperlipidaemia who donated blood 300 ml every month for 3 months and received gemfibrozil 1200 mg/day (Group B) had nearly 2 fold greater fall in serum total cholesterol, LDL and triglyceride levels in comparison to 17 patients of group A who were treated with gemfibrozil alone in similar dose for the same period. HDL level remained almost unchanged. Thus, a non-pharmacological way of treating hyperlipidaemia has emerged from this study. Moreover donated blood will be available as by-product for use by others. This method may be especially suitable in obese persons.
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Main subject:
Triglycerides
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Blood Donors
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Humans
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Male
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Gemfibrozil
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Bloodletting
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Cholesterol
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Smoking Cessation
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Diet, Fat-Restricted
Language:
English
Year:
1994
Type:
Article
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