Article
[Hypercholesterolemia ].
Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) - 1 Jan 1994
Schmidt H, Kostner G M
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This review article describes the types, pathophysiology, differential diagnosis and therapy of hypercholesterolemia. Special attention has been directed towards familiar hypercholesterolemia and familiar apolipoprotein B 100 defect. Clinically, both forms present very similar and may cause severe coronary arteriosclerosis and death before the age of 40 years. In the homozygote form CHD even develops prior to...
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