Extreme hypertriglyceridemia is a metabolic disorder that is defined by plasma triglyceride levels exceeding 880 mg per deciliter (10 mmol per liter) caused by insufficient lipolytic clearance of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins. When this condition is caused by rare autosomal recessive mutations in lipoprotein lipase or in endogenous regulators of its activity,…
The New England Journal of Medicine: Search Results in Cardiology
