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Non-HDL or LDL cholesterol in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: findings of the Simon Broome Register.
Current opinion in lipidology - 1 Aug 2020
Soran Handrean, Cooper Jackie A, Durrington Paul N, Capps Nigel, McDowell Ian F W, Humphries Steve E, Neil Andrew
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The role of non-HDL-C in the identification and management of lipid disorders is not clearly defined, although UK guidelines recommend its wider use in assessing the need for lipid-lowering therapy and as a treatment target. RECENT FINDINGS: We examined the implications of the use of non-HDL-C as opposed to LDL-C in 253 people with hypercholesterolaemia before treatment and 573 after treatment...
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