Prevalence of Severe Hypercholesterolemia and Familial Hypercholesterolemia Phenotype in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome [PDF]
MedicinaBackground and Objectives: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is one of the most common causes of death and disability around the world. Hypercholesterolemia is an established and widely prevalent risk factor; however, the prevalence of severe ...
Urtė Aliošaitienė +6 more
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Socioeconomic inequalities of hypercholesterolemia in Kurdistan Province, Iran, in 2005 [PDF]
Chronic Diseases Journal, 2015 BACKGROUND: Hypercholesterolemia is one of the main risk factors for many non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Many deaths caused by hypercholesterolemia usually occur in low and middle income countries.
Fatemeh Gholami, Ghobad Moradi
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Genetics of Hypercholesterolemia: Comparison Between Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Hypercholesterolemia Nonrelated to LDL Receptor [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2020 Severe hypercholesterolemia (HC) is defined as an elevation of total cholesterol (TC) due to the increase in LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) >95th percentile or 190 mg/dl.
Estíbaliz Jarauta +9 more
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Data in Brief, 2017 The data in this relies on a previous publication: “Altered leukocyte distribution under hypercholesterolemia: a cross-sectional study in children with familial hypercholesterolemia” (Christensen et al. 2016) [1].
Jacob J. Christensen +10 more
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Plant sterols for adults with hypercholesterolemia treated with or without medication (statins) [PDF]
Revista Española de Nutrición Humana y Dietética, 2015 Hypercholesterolemia is the most common coronary risk factor among the Spanish population; 37.4% of the Spanish adult population have cholesterol levels between 190 and 240 mg/dl.
Raquel Bernácer +2 more
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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 +6 more
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Alterations of ileal mucosa-associated microbiota in hypercholesterolemia patients
Heliyon, 2023 Many metabolic diseases have been demonstrated to be associated with changes in the microbiome. However, no studies have yet been conducted to examine the characteristics of the mucosal microbiota of patients with hypercholesterolemia.
Jia Li +8 more
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The Histomorphological Study on Testicular Cells of Hypercholesterolemia Rats Treated by Polysaccharides of Sea Cucumber, Holothuria nobilis [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 Hypercholesterolemia is a condition characterized by the presence of high levels of plasma cholesterol. This study aims to determine the morphological change of testicular cells in hypercholesterolemia rats treated by polysaccharides of sea cucumber ...
Ulhusna Fitrah A. +2 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 +1 more
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Correlates of Untreated Hypercholesterolemia in Older Adults: A Community-Based Household Survey in China. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Hypercholesterolemia is common in older adults and less treated, but little is known about correlates of untreated hypercholesterolemia. Using a standard interview method we examined a random sample of 7,572 participants aged ≥60 years in a community ...
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