atherosclerosis. remnant hyperlipidemia a form in which the accumulated lipoproteins are normally transient intermediates, chylomicron remnants, and intermediate-density lipoproteins; a generic descriptor for the type III hyperlipoproteinemia phenotype [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

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In support of this concept, recent analysis of the data of the Air Force/Texas Coronary Atherosclerosis Prevention Study (AFCAPS/TexCAPS) shows that baseline LDL-C, HDL-C, and apoB were significant predictors of first acute major coronary events but that [ahajournals.org]

C, Achilles tendon xanthomas. Notice the marked thickening of the tendons. D, Tendon xanthomas. E, Tuberous xanthomas. F, Palmar xanthomas. G, Eruptive xanthomas. [utmb.edu]

Patients with the homozygous form of familial hypercholesterolemia may have arcus corneae, tendinous xanthomas and xanthelasma plus planar or tuberous xanthomas. Planar xanthomas are flat or slightly raised yellowish patches. [msdmanuals.com]

Case 3 An 11-year-old girl presented with palmar xanthomas ( figure 1 ) and tubero-eruptive xanthomas of both elbows. Based on these clinical signs, she was diagnosed with type III HLP. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]