CLASSIFICATION OF LIPID DISORDERS IN CHRONIC HEMODIALYZED PATIENTS

The aim of our study was to introduce the classification given by the European Atherosclerosis Society (A B C D E groups) for monitoring lip id disorders in chronic renal failure patients during the first year o f dialysis therapy (DT). Studies were carried out in 41 chronically ur emic patients (19 F, 22 M). Before the start of DT, and then every 2 m onths, following parameters were determined in the serum: total choles terol, HDL-cholesterol and triglycerides. Moreover, electrophoresis of serum lipoproteins were also performed. At the start of the DT 63% of chronically uremic patients had normal values of basic lipid paramete rs, but this number decreased to only 29% after the first year of DT W e conclude that the modified A B C D E classification of lipid disorde rs in hemodialyzed patients is more convenient than the classic Fredri ckson one used before.