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Optimizing Treatment of Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Children and Adolescents.
Current cardiology reports - 1 Sept 2015
Luirink Ilse K, Hutten Barbara A, Wiegman Albert
Abstract excerpt
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is still the most prominent cause of death and morbidity in the world, and one of the major risk factors for developing CVD is hypercholesterolemia. Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a dominantly inherited disorder characterized by markedly elevated plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and premature coronary heart disease. Currently, several treatment options are available...
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