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Cascade Screening and Treatment Initiation in Young Adults with Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) creates elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), causing premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Guidelines recommend cascade screening relatives and starting statin therapy at 8–10 years old, but adherence to these rec...
Autores principales: | Peterson, Amy L., Bang, Matthew, Block, Robert C., Wong, Nathan D., Karalis, Dean G. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8306062/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34300259 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10143090 |
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