TY - JOUR
T1 - Familial hypercholesterolemia
T2 - A challenge of diagnosis and therapy
AU - Sibley, Christopher
AU - Stone, Neil J.
PY - 2006/1
Y1 - 2006/1
N2 - People with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) have dramatically high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), which can lead to accelerated atherosclerosis and, if untreated, early cardiovascular death. Although the heterozygous form of FH is often unrecognized, detecting it early can enable risk reduction before premature coronary heart disease occurs.
AB - People with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) have dramatically high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), which can lead to accelerated atherosclerosis and, if untreated, early cardiovascular death. Although the heterozygous form of FH is often unrecognized, detecting it early can enable risk reduction before premature coronary heart disease occurs.
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U2 - 10.3949/ccjm.73.1.57
DO - 10.3949/ccjm.73.1.57
M3 - Article
C2 - 16444917
AN - SCOPUS:33644872972
SN - 0891-1150
VL - 73
SP - 57
EP - 64
JO - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
IS - 1
ER -