High Cholesterol symptoms

High Cholesterol Symptoms do not occur immediately.

But only occur in long standing cases.

Symptoms of high cholesterol are mainly due to atheromatic changes of bloodvessels.

As a result affecting organs 

Heart
Chest pain
Breathlessness
palpitations

Brain
Symptoms of stroke (Head ache, epileptic seizures, Vomiting, Depressed consciousness, Hemi paresis, speech and visual defects)

Pancreas
Pancreatitis (severe pain in the upper abdomen radiates frequently to back either shoulder, to one side of lower abdomen before spreading to whole abdomen, nausea and vomiting)

In severe pancreatitis shock involving tachycardia, low blood pressure, arrythmias, increased respiratory rate and renal failure are seen

Kidney
Renal artery constriction results in hypertension.

Eyes
Arcus Senilis (White deposits of lipid in the cornea)
 

Arteriosclerosis of Peripheral Blood Vessels
Important physical finding include decreased or absent pulse, muscle atrophy.In more severe disease hair loss, thickened nails, smooth and shiny skin, reducedskin temperature, pallor, ulcers or gangrene of the limb and peripheral edema.

Most common symptom is intermittent claudication defined aspain, ache, cramp, numbness or a sense of fatigue in the muscles (more common inlower limbs)

This occurs during exercise and relieved by rest.

In severe cases pain is present even during rest.

High cholesterol symptoms also include skin changes in chronic and familialtypes.

These skin manifestations are known as Xanthoma.

Xanthoma is described as yellow colored skin lesions found in highcholesterol level.

Types of Xanthoma
1.Xanthelasma
   Site: Found on the eye lids

2.Tendon Xanthomas
   Site: Tendo achilles and extensor finger tendons

3.Plane Xanthomas
   Site: Palmar creases, Face, Upper part of body and Scars

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