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Effect of the LDL receptor mutation type on incident major adverse cardiovascular events in familial hypercholesterolaemia.
European journal of preventive cardiology - 15 Nov 2022
Paquette Martine, Carrié Alain, Bernard Sophie, Cariou Bertrand, Hegele Robert A, Genest Jacques, Trinder Mark, Brunham Liam R, Béliard Sophie, Baass Alexis
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) due to extremely high circulating LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) concentrations. Our objective was to study the effect of the type of LDL receptor (LDLR) mutation on the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs). METHODS AND RESULTS: This was a multinational prospective cohort study, which...
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