title: [The X of dyslipemias].
abstract: Patients with cholestatic diseases can present secondary hypercholesterolemia, as a result of the accumulation of lipoprotein X (Lp-X); an abnormal LDL form, considered as the biochemical parameter more sensitive and specific for the diagnosis of cholestasis intra or extrahepatic cholestasis. The aim of this clinical communication is to illustrate this association. A 54-year-old male with severe cholestatic liver disease which in turn presents a progressive total cholesterol rise and LDL with presence of lipoprotein X. Total and LDL cholesterol were down to normal, also coinciding with the improvement of cholestatic liver disease conferring cardiovascular protection pattern.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición. Hospital Universitario Getafe.. marietta84@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Merino Viveros
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición. Hospital Universitario Getafe.. belenza1@telefonica.net.
authors.forename: Belén
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vega Piñero
authors.affiliation: Servicio Medicina Digestiva. Hospital Universitario de Getafe. Madrid. España.. f_gil_ares@yahoo.es.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gil Ares
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición. Hospital Universitario Getafe.. docguada@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: M Guadalupe
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Guijarro de Armas
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición. Hospital Universitario Getafe.. julymon75@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: July Maribel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Montaño Martinez
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición. Hospital Universitario Getafe.. crisnavea@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Navea Aguilera
mesh_terms: D002779:Cholestasis / Q000209:etiology; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008073:Lipoprotein-X / Q000097:blood*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D008073:Lipoprotein-X