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Integrated guidance on the care of familial hypercholesterolaemia from the International FH Foundation.
European journal of preventive cardiology - 1 Jul 2015
Watts Gerald F, Gidding Samuel, Wierzbicki Anthony S, Toth Peter P, Alonso Rodrigo, Brown W Virgil, Bruckert Eric, Defesche Joep, Lin Khoo Kah, Livingston Michael, Mata Pedro, Parhofer Klaus G, Raal Frederick J, Santos Raul D, Sijbrands Eric J G, Simpson William G, Sullivan David R, Susekov Andrey V, Tomlinson Brian, Wiegman Albert, Yamashita Shizuya, Kastelein John J P
Abstract excerpt
Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a dominantly inherited disorder present from birth that markedly elevates plasma low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and causes premature coronary heart disease. There are at least 20 million people with FH worldwide, but the majority remains undetected and current treatment is often suboptimal.To address this major gap in coronary prevention we present, from an...
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