Hyperlipidemias in elderly patients: results from the Berlin Aging Study II (BASEII), a cross-sectional study

Hyperlipidemias in elderly patients: results from the Berlin Aging Study II (BASEII), a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Hyperlipidemias are common and the last decades have seen substantially growing evidence of their causative role in the development of atherosclerosis and subsequent cardiovascular diseases. Since hyperlipidemias usually do not cause direct clinical symptoms, they often remain un...

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Main Authors: Adrian Rosada, Ursula Kassner, Felix Weidemann, Maximilian König, Nikolaus Buchmann, Elisabeth Steinhagen-Thiessen, Dominik Spira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
Subjects:
Hyperlipidemia
prevalence
treatment targets
elderly patients
cardiovascular disease
Lipoprotein(a)
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12944-020-01277-9

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