Reductions in all-cause, cancer, and coronary mortality in statin-treated patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: a prospective registry study.

AIMS: To examine the changes in coronary, all-cause, and cancer mortality in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) before and after lipid-lowering therapy with statins. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 3382 patients (1650 men) aged <80 years were recruited from 21 lipi...

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Main Authors: Neil, A, Cooper, J, Betteridge, J, Capps, N, McDowell, I, Durrington, P, Seed, M, Humphries, SE
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008