Improving detection and management of familial hypercholesterolaemia in Australian general practice

OBJECTIVE: Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is characterised by elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol and increased risk of cardiovascular disease. However, FH remains substantially underdiagnosed and undertreated. We employed a two-stage pragmatic approach to identify and manage pat...

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Autores principales: Brett, Tom, Chan, Dick C, Radford, Jan, Heal, Clare, Gill, Gerard, Hespe, Charlotte, Vargas-Garcia, Cristian, Condon, Carmen, Sheil, Barbara, Li, Ian W, Sullivan, David R, Vickery, Alistair W, Pang, Jing, Arnold-Reed, Diane E, Watts, Gerald F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
Materias:
Cardiac Risk Factors and Prevention
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8292556/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34016696
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2020-318813

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8292556/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34016696
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2020-318813

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