Article
Efficacy of clinical diagnostic criteria for familial hypercholesterolemia genetic testing in Poland.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Jun 2016
Mickiewicz Agnieszka, Chmara Magdalena, Futema Marta, Fijalkowski Marcin, Chlebus Krzysztof, Galaska Rafał, Bandurski Tomasz, Pajkowski Marcin, Zuk Monika, Wasag Bartosz, Limon Janusz, Rynkiewicz Andrzej, Gruchala Marcin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), which leads to premature cardiovascular events, still remains underrecognized and undertreated in most countries. Untreated FH individuals aged 20-39 years are at 100-fold higher risk of mortality from coronary heart disease compared to those of a general population. Therefore, special efforts should be implemented to diagnose FH patients at early stages of...
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