The evaluation and management of patients with LDL-C ≥ 190 mg/dL in a large health care system
Objectives: Patients with severe hyperlipidemia (low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) ≥190 mg/dL) have a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and are more likely to have familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). We sought to determine how often health care providers recogni...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-03-01
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Series: | American Journal of Preventive Cardiology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666667720300027 |