Achilles Tendon Xanthoma Thickness and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in a Patient With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia on PCSK9 Inhibition: A Case Report and Literature Review

Ultrasound-guided measurement of carotid intima-media thickness can be used as a surrogate marker to predict future risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and to understand the efficacy of lipid-lowering drugs. Aggressive lipid-lowering drugs such as proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin t...

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Autores principales: Alam, Loba, Lasam, Glenmore, Fishberg, Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7571593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33094041
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10497

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7571593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33094041
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10497

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