15. LIPID Metabolism and disorders - Professor Tahir Pillay

This lecture will commence with an overview of lipid and lipoprotein structure and metabolism followed by a discussion of lipid investigations. This will be followed by an examination of the disorders of lipid metabolism and cardiovascular risk management. The latter part of the lecture will outline diseases associated with lipoprotein deficiency. In addition, there will be a brief discussion of myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular disease and peripheral vascular disease as they relate to disorders of lipid metabolism.