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Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: An alternative treatment of hyperlipidemia with red yeast rice: a case report | Lin Journal of Medical Case Reports 2010 4 4 http content 4 1 4 jAg JOURNALOF medical ÌỤr case REPORTS CASE REPORT Open Access An alternative treatment of hyperlipidemia with red yeast rice a case report James S Lin Abstract Introduction Hyperlipidemia is prevalent and is highly associated with coronary heart disease. Some patients are reluctant or opt not to take lipid-lowering prescription medications for fear of adverse drug reactions. There are currently few well-designed randomized controlled trials showing the possibility of reducing cholesterol using red yeast rice. Meanwhile adverse effects have also been reported. Case presentation A 64-year-old Asian man was diagnosed with hyperlipidemia despite a healthy lifestyle. In addition to diet changes the patient used red yeast rice and succeeded in lowering his level of serum lipids. Conclusion Based on this case and a review of current literature in addition to therapeutic lifestyle change red yeast rice may be a useful alternative treatment for primary hyperlipidemia in patients with low cardiac risk and who refuse to take any lipid-lowering prescription medication or who maybe be statin intolerant. However primary care physicians must be aware of the potential side effects of taking red yeast rice. Introduction Hyperlipidemia is highly prevalent. It is closely related to coronary heart disease which is the most common cause of death in the United States 1 . Approximately 52 million adults require lifestyle modifications including dietary changes and exercises and 13 million adults need lipid-lowering medications to control their low-density lipoprotein LDL levels 2 . Primary care physicians are faced with many challenges in treating hyperlipidemia. Lifestyle modification alone is often unsuccessful in decreasing low-density lipoprotein LDL levels. In addition patients who require lipid-lowering agents are oftentimes non-compli-ant which is partially due to their fear of any adverse

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