| dc.description.abstract | Background. Coronary heart disease is the most common cardiovascular disease causing death, with the highest increase in the world. This disease has various risk factors and multifactorial causes, one of which is dyslipidemia. Dyslipidemia is a lipid disorder in the blood, including an increased levels of total cholesterol, LDL, and triglyceride, and decreased in HDL levels. Therefore, lipid profile examination is used as a cardiovascular indicator in predicting and evaluating patients with the possibility of coronary heart disease. Aim. To describe the characteristic of lipid profiles among coronary heart disease patients in RSUP Haji Adam Malik in July-December 2022. Method. Descriptive study with cross-sectional design. The study sample was 65 people who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data collection used medical record data. Results. The mean distribution of lipid profiles in coronary heart disease patients has a total cholesterol level of 173.82 ± 44.96 mg/dL, LDL levels of 125.97 ± 60.72 mg/dL, HDL levels of 34.51 ± 8.8 mg/dL, and triglyceride levels of 121.86 ± 38.77 mg/dL. Conclusion. Lipid profile in coronary heart disease patients has an average of normal total cholesterol, high LDL, low HDL, and normal triglycerides levels. | en_US |
