title: [HDL-cholesterol and chronic alcoholism].
abstract: The A., after having studied 32 cases of chronic alcoholism using hemo-chemical test to determine the metabolic state, has determined the importance of the quantitation of the lipoprotein borned-cholesterol fraction. Specifically, a statistically significant reduction in HDL-cholesterol, fraction accepted to be anti-atheromatosis, was demonstrated, thus leading to the classification of these patients as "high-atherosclerotic risk", even though their total blood cholesterol was within normal levels. The A. retains that, in patients with chronic alcoholism or in patients with other diseases in which atherogenesis is suspected, it is important to study the blood lipoprotein fractions, as well as the total blood cholesterol, regardless of the patient's age.
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000097:blood*; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D002784:Cholesterol
vernacular_title: HDL-colesterolo ed alcoolismo cronico.