[Blood lipid levels in patients with neurocirculatory asthenia of the cardiac type].

A larger proportion of patients with neurocirculatory dystonia of the cardiac type was found to show atherogenic disturbances of lipid metabolism, the most changes being observed in subjects with the moderate and severe cardiac pain symptom, decreased exercise tolerance, mental disorders and being associated with the traits of a personality. Hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia were present in about half of the patients. As for blood lipids, free fatty acids showed higher concentrations to the greatest extent.