The burden of severe hypercholesterolemia and familial hypercholesterolemia in a population-based setting in the US

The burden of severe hypercholesterolemia and familial hypercholesterolemia in a population-based setting in the US

Background: Contemporary prevalence, awareness, and control of severe hypercholesterolemia (SH) and familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) and the associated atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk in the US are unknown. Method: Using electronic health records, we assessed the burden of SH and FH in...

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Main Authors: Seyedmohammad Saadatagah, Lubna Alhalabi, Medhat Farwati, Magdi Zordok, Ashwini Bhat, Carin Y. Smith, Christina M. Wood-Wentz, Kent R. Bailey, Iftikhar J. Kullo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
Subjects:
Severe hypercholesterolemia
Familial hypercholesterolemia
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Statin
Epidemiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666667722000770

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