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💥The Ultimate Guide to Lipids💥
🟢Lipid biology
🟢Physical exam clues for lipid disorders
🟢Lipid tests & interpretation
🟢CV risk assessment
🟢Fundamentals of lipid management
🟢Review of guidelines
🧵on this great @ACCinTouch session from today #ACC21 #ACCMedStudent #ACCPrev
🟢Lipid biology
🟢Physical exam clues for lipid disorders
🟢Lipid tests & interpretation
🟢CV risk assessment
🟢Fundamentals of lipid management
🟢Review of guidelines
🧵on this great @ACCinTouch session from today #ACC21 #ACCMedStudent #ACCPrev
1/ Lipid Biology #ACC21 #ACCMedStudent
Lipoprotein-central core of cholesterol ester/TG surrounded by apolipoprotein
Dietary fat➡️chylomicrons➡️TG metabolized in muscle & adipose by lipoprotein lipase➡️chylomicron remnants liver uptake➡️VLDL➡️FFA & IDL ➡️LDL➡️LDL receptor uptake
Lipoprotein-central core of cholesterol ester/TG surrounded by apolipoprotein
Dietary fat➡️chylomicrons➡️TG metabolized in muscle & adipose by lipoprotein lipase➡️chylomicron remnants liver uptake➡️VLDL➡️FFA & IDL ➡️LDL➡️LDL receptor uptake
2/ Lipid Biology continued...#ACC21 #ACCMedStudent
HDL formed by liver/intestines - acquire cholesterol through reverse cholesterol transport
Lp(a) - modified LDL particle w/ additional apolipoprotein (a). Oxidation pro-inflammatory,⬆️atherosclerosis.
HDL formed by liver/intestines - acquire cholesterol through reverse cholesterol transport
Lp(a) - modified LDL particle w/ additional apolipoprotein (a). Oxidation pro-inflammatory,⬆️atherosclerosis.
