Correlates of Coronary Artery Calcification Prevalence and Severity in Patients With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Background: Determinants of coronary artery calcification (CAC) prevalence and severity in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) remain understudied. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to investigate correlates of CAC in patients with HeFH. Methods: A CAC score was calculate...

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Main Authors: Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier, RD, PhD, André J. Tremblay, PhD, Dominic Godbout, MD, Alexandre Gagnon, MD, Marie-Annick Clavel, DVM, PhD, Marine Clisson, BSc, Benoit J. Arsenault, PhD, Philippe Pibarot, DVM, PhD, Éric Larose, MD, MSc, Patrick Couture, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X2030144X