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Atherosclerotic plaque regression in homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: a case report of a long-term lipid-lowering therapy involving LDL-receptor-independent mechanisms

BACKGROUND: Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HoFH) is a rare and life-threatening genetic disease characterized by extremely elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, important xanthomatosis and increased risk of premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Manageme...

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Autores principales: Khoury, Etienne, Lauzière, Alex, Raal, Frederick J, Mancini, John, Gaudet, Daniel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9883702/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36727130
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytad029