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Familial hypercholesterolemia

Indian Heart Journal
Familial hypercholesterolemia is a common genetic disorder of autosomal inheritance associated with elevated LDL-cholesterol. It is estimated to affect 1:250 individuals in general population roughly estimated to be 5 million in India.
J.P.S. Sawhney, Kushal Madan
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Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences, 2004
Abnormalities in the lipid profile though uncommon in pediatric practice pose an increased risk for developing heart disease. Studies suggest that adult cardiovascular disease has its roots in children and young adults. A significant correlation between atherosclerotic changes in children and young adults and total and LDL cholesterol levels also ...
Sheikh Muhammad Nazir
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Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2012
Familial hypercholesterolema (FH) is an inherited autosomal dominant disorder of lipid metabolism. We report a 3 years old female child who presented with multiple eruptive xanthomatosis of skin since 6 months of age and had deranged lipid profile ...
Ravi Kumar Parihar, Mohd. Razaq, Ghanshyam Saini   +2 more
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Familial Hypercholesterolemia

罕见病研究, 2023
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a group of autosomal co-dominant genetic diseases mainly characterized by abnormal low-density lipoprotein related metabolism.
FENG Siqin, TANG Muyun, WU Wei, ZHANG Shuyang   +3 more
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Familial hypercholesterolemia

Heart Views, 2021
Dibya Kumar Baruah
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Familial hypercholesterolemia

Annals of Medical Science and Research, 2022
Pankaj Singhania, Arunava Ghosh, Rana Bhattacharjee, Tapas Chandra Das   +3 more
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Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Still an Enigma. [PDF]

JACC Case Rep
Arora S, Kharsa A, Sharma G.
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Thirty percent of children and young adults with familial hypercholesterolemia treated with statins have adherence issues

American Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 2021
Objective: To assess adherence to lipid lowering therapy (LLT), reasons for poor adherence, and achievement of LDL-C treatment goals in children and young adults with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).
Gisle Langslet, Anja K. Johansen, Martin P. Bogsrud, Ingunn Narverud, Hilde Risstad, Kjetil Retterstøl, Kirsten B. Holven   +6 more
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Web-Based Tool (FH Family Share) to Increase Uptake of Cascade Testing for Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Development and Evaluation

JMIR Human Factors, 2022
BackgroundFamilial hypercholesterolemia, a prevalent genetic disorder, remains significantly underdiagnosed in the United States.
Hana Bangash, Ahmed Makkawy, Justin H Gundelach, Alexandra A Miller, Kimberly A Jacobson, Iftikhar J Kullo   +5 more
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Familial Hypercholesterolemia [PDF]

Cardiology Clinics, 2015
Familial hypercholesterolemia is a common, inherited disorder of cholesterol metabolism that leads to early cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. It is underdiagnosed and undertreated. Statins, ezetimibe, bile acid sequestrants, niacin, lomitapide, mipomersen, and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) apheresis are treatments that can lower LDL cholesterol ...
Victoria Enchia, Bouhairie, Anne Carol, Goldberg   +1 more
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