Proliferative lesion of the medial and intimal layer of the arteries, which subsequently invades the arterial lumen. Caused by focal lipid deposition in the vascular wall, with chronic fibrotic and inflammatory reaction.
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Dyslipidemia Awareness Campaign: A Beautiful Day to Save Lives
Brenda Aracely Ventura Gómez (Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico), Isis Valeria Gordillo Robles (Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico), Anna Paola Martínez Vázquez (Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico), and Angélica Aguilar Lopez (Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico)
Copyright: © 2022
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DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8783-6.ch008
Abstract
Dyslipidemias are a group of disorders characterized by abnormal blood lipid levels, which can present with a different course and impair significantly the quality of life. In recent years, the disease has had a peak in its incidence being an entity poorly treated in clinical practice; thus, the purpose of this intervention was to create an awareness campaign in Instagram to educate the community about this condition. As a result, 20 posts were created, and an overall engagement of 112 followers showed that the objective was successfully achieved, and it is a growing area for extensive research in the context of future prevention and treatment.