1Assistant Professor, Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences, Symbiosis International University, Pune
2Professor & Deputy Director, Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences, Symbiosis International University, Pune
*Corresponding author: Sammita Jadhav Professor & Deputy Director, Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences, Symbiosis International University, Pune. Email: dr_jadhav@sihspune.org
Online published on 19 August, 2019.
Cardiovascular complications are a leading cause of mortality worldwide. It has been observed that hypertension, increased serum cholesterol, metabolic syndrome, low HDL and high LDL cholesterol are contributing factors for cardiovascular disorders. However, the association of each of these cholesterol levels with hypertension as a cumulative factor in the development of cardiovascular disorders is not fully elucidated. This review explains the risk factors associated with hypertension and cardiovascular disorders in an attempt to explore if the association of hypertension with low HDL or high LDL as a fatal concern in the development of cardiovascular disorders and if there exists a scope for research on same.
Based on keywords, the published literature search was done using databases like PubMed, EBSCO, Emerald, Scopus, ProQuest and internet sources like WHO, NIH and WebMD. Many articles (105) articles were screened and 42 were selected for review.
The review identified that the association or correlation of hypertension with low HDL or high LDL-cholesterol as a major risk in the development of cardiovascular disorders remains a concern in the Indian Public Health scenario.
Hypertension, cardiovascular disorders, atherosclerosis, HDL, LDL
