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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Main Authors: Candace L. Jackson, Zahid Ahmad, Sandeep R. Das, Amit Khera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666667720300027