title: Current Focuses in Serum Lipid Abnormalities in Dialysis Patients.
abstract: Dyslipidemia is a common metabolic complication in patients with chronic kidney disease and is detected as changes in lipoprotein concentrations in serum.
  
  
  
  Recently, other features of lipid abnormalities have been described, such as alterations in serum n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, cholesterol metabolism (proportion of hepatic synthesis and intestinal absorption), and dysfunctional high-density lipoprotein.
  
  
  
  Since abnormalities of these new aspects predict adverse outcomes in hemodialysis populations, they may be helpful in risk stratification of patients and could also be new targets for prevention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatrics and Vascular Medicine, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shoji
mesh_terms: D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000097:blood*; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D014280:Triglycerides