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Guidelines for the management of familial hypercholesterolemia.
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis - 1 Jan 2012
Harada-Shiba Mariko, Arai Hidenori, Oikawa Shinichi, Ohta Takao, Okada Tomoo, Okamura Tomonori, Nohara Atsushi, Bujo Hideaki, Yokote Koutaro, Wakatsuki Akihiko, Ishibashi Shun, Yamashita Shizuya
Abstract excerpt
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a highly prevalent autosomal dominant hereditary disease, generally characterized by three major signs, hyper-low-density-lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterolemia, tendon/skin xanthomas and premature coronary artery disease (CAD). Because the risk of CAD is very high in these patients, they should be identified at an early stage of their lives and started on intensive treatment to...
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