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Cardiovascular disease in patients with genotyped familial hypercholesterolemia in Norway during 1994-2009, a registry study.
European journal of preventive cardiology - 1 Dec 2016
Mundal Liv, Veierød Marit B, Halvorsen Thomas, Holven Kirsten B, Ose Leiv, Iversen Per Ole, Tell Grethe S, Leren Trond P, Retterstøl Kjetil
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Background Familial hypercholesterolaemia increases the risk for cardiovascular disease. The primary aim of the present study was to describe sex differences in incidence and prevalence of cardiovascular disease leading to hospitalisation in a complete cohort of genotyped familial hypercholesterolaemia patients. Design and methods In this registry study data on 5538 patients with verified genotyped familial...
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