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CaRe high - Cascade screening and registry for high cholesterol in Germany.
Atherosclerosis. Supplements - 1 Nov 2017
Schmidt Nina, Grammer Tanja, Gouni-Berthold Ioanna, Julius Ulrich, Kassner Ursula, Klose Gerald, König Christel, Laufs Ulrich, Otte Britta, Steinhagen-Thiessen Elisabeth, Wanner Christoph, März Winfried
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INTRODUCTION: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an inherited disorder of the LDL metabolism, leading to cardiovascular disease, even at young age. This risk can be significantly lowered by early diagnosis and treatment. About 270,000 patients affected in Germany are not diagnosed correctly and only a small number is treated properly. To improve FH diagnosis in the general population a cascade screening and...
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