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Evaluating a clinical tool (FAMCAT) for identifying familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care: a retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is an inherited lipid disorder causing premature heart disease, which is severely underdiagnosed. Improving the identification of people with FH in primary care settings would help to reduce avoidable heart attacks and early deaths. AIM: To evaluate th...

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Autores principales: Akyea, Ralph K, Qureshi, Nadeem, Kai, Joe, de Lusignan, Simon, Sherlock, Julian, McGee, Christopher, Weng, Stephen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Royal College of General Practitioners 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7880189/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33144363
http://dx.doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen20X101114