Risk of fatal stroke in patients with treated familial hypercholesterolemia: a prospective registry study.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Although it is recognized that in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, large extracranial carotid vessels are affected by atherosclerosis, the risk of fatal stroke after treatment with cholesterol-lowering therapy remains uncertain. The goal of this study was to deter...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2003
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