Clinical management of familial hypercholesterolemia: new insights from international guidelines and recent studies
This review article assesses the clinical features, diagnosis and management of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). FH is mostly an autosomally dominantly inherited with an incidence of 1 in 250. Tendon xanthomata are pathognomonic. Untreated FH is associated with 100-200 fold increase in risk of ca...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Cardiogenetics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/cardiogen/article/view/4672 |