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Familial hypercholesterolemia and lipoprotein(a) hyperlipidemia as independent and combined cardiovascular risk factors.
Atherosclerosis. Supplements - 29 Dec 2009
Orsó Evelyn, Ahrens Norbert, Kilalić Dzenan, Schmitz Gerd
Abstract excerpt
The phenotypic diversity of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) and lipoprotein(a) hyperlipidemia (Lp(a)-HLP), as defined risks for coronary artery disease with genetic background, and their frequent co-incidence with additional cardiovascular risk factors require a critical revisiting of the current diagnostic and screening criteria as well as therapeutic recommendations established for FH or isolated Lp(a)-HLP,...
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