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Treatment Gaps in Adults With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia in the United States: Data From the CASCADE-FH Registry.
Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics - 1 Jun 2016
deGoma Emil M, Ahmad Zahid S, O'Brien Emily C, Kindt Iris, Shrader Peter, Newman Connie B, Pokharel Yashashwi, Baum Seth J, Hemphill Linda C, Hudgins Lisa C, Ahmed Catherine D, Gidding Samuel S, Duffy Danielle, Neal William, Wilemon Katherine, Roe Matthew T, Rader Daniel J, Ballantyne Christie M, Linton MacRae F, Duell P Barton, Shapiro Michael D, Moriarty Patrick M, Knowles Joshua W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease burden and treatment patterns among patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) in the United States remain poorly described. In 2013, the FH Foundation launched the Cascade Screening for Awareness and Detection (CASCADE) of FH Registry to address this knowledge gap. METHODS AND RESULTS: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 1295 adults with heterozygous FH enrolled in...
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