Familial hypercholesterolemia and vulnerability of coronary plaque in patients with coronary artery disease

Objectives: Patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) are at a very high risk of coronary artery diseases. The aim of the present study was to clarify the characteristics of coronary plaque in patients with FH. Design: and Methods: A total of 569 patients who underwent optical coherence tomog...

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Main Authors: Masahiro Katamine, Yoshiyasu Minami, Takuya Hashimoto, Junya Ako
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:Practical Laboratory Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352551721000020