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Peripheral arterial disease in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Sept 2015
Pereira Carolina, Miname Marcio H, Makdisse Marcia R P, Watanabe Carolina, Pesaro Antonio E, Jannes Cinthia E, Kalil Filho Roberto, Pereira Alexandre C, Santos Raul D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Familial hypercholesterolemia is characterized by elevated plasma cholesterol and early coronary arterial disease onset. However, few studies investigated the association of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia with peripheral arterial disease. METHODS: In a cross sectional study 202 heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia patients (91% confirmed by molecular diagnosis) were compared to 524...
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