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The economic impact of hypercholesterolemia and mixed dyslipidemia: A systematic review of cost of illness studies.

PLoS ONE, 2021
Hypercholesterolemia is a clinically relevant condition with an ascertained role in atherogenesis. In particular, its presence directly correlates to the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).
Pietro Ferrara, Danilo Di Laura, Paolo A Cortesi, Lorenzo G Mantovani   +3 more
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Screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care: Time for general practice to play its part [PDF]

, 2018
Fifty per cent of first-degree relatives of index cases with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) inherit the disorder. Despite cascade screening being the most cost-effective method for detecting new cases, only a minority of individuals with FH are ...
Brett, Tom, Gidding, Samuel, Qureshi, Nadeem, Watts, Gerald F   +3 more
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Carotid Atherosclerotic Markers in CADASIL [PDF]

, 2011
Purpose: Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is a cerebral small vessel disease caused by mutations of the NOTCH3 gene. Marked variations in disease severity have raised the hypothesis that
Aout, Mounir, Chabriat, Hugues, Dichgans, Martin, Düring, Marco, Mawet, Jerome, Touboul, Pierre Jean, Vahedi, Katayoun, Vicaut, Eric   +7 more
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Epilepsy Is a Risk Factor for Sudden Cardiac Arrest in the General Population [PDF]

, 2012
Background People with epilepsy are at increased risk for sudden death. The most prevalent cause of sudden death in the general population is sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) due to ventricular fibrillation (VF). SCA may contribute to the increased incidence
Bardai, A, Berdowski, J, Blom, MT, Brouwer, HJ, Koster, RW, Lamberts, RJ, Sander, JW, Spanjaart, AM, Tan, HL, Thijs, RD, van der Staal, SR   +10 more
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Lipoprotein(a) in children and adolescents with genetically confirmed familial hypercholesterolemia followed up at a specialized lipid clinic

Atherosclerosis Plus
Background and aim: Many children with an FH mutation also exhibit elevated lipoprotein(a) levels, which is an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Anja K. Johansen, Martin P. Bogsrud, Magne Thoresen, Jacob J. Christensen, Ingunn Narverud, Gisle Langslet, Tone Svilaas, Kjetil Retterstøl, Kirsten B. Holven   +8 more
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The Effect of Hypercholesterolemia on Cortical Bone Thickness of Wistar Rats (Rattus norvegicus)

Folia Medica Indonesiana, 2021
There have been several studies reporting the effect of hypercholesterolemia on cortical thickness, but it remains a controversy. Some studies suggest that hypercholesterolemia can decrease osteoblast activity and increase osteoclast activity.
Auliya Dzaqiyatus Sofka, Pudji Lestari, Gadis Meinar Sari   +2 more
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Metabolomic study of the LDL receptor null mouse fed a high-fat diet reveals profound perturbations in choline metabolism that are shared with ApoE null mice [PDF]

, 2010
Failure to express or expression of dysfunctional low-density lipoprotein receptors (LDLR) causes familial hypercholesterolemia in humans, a disease characterized by elevated blood cholesterol concentrations, xanthomas, and coronary heart disease ...
Benson, G. Martin, C. Connor, Susan, C. Grimsditch, David, G. Reid, David, Kian Kai, Cheng, L. Griffin, Julian   +5 more
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Prevalence of Severe Hypercholesterolemia and Familial Hypercholesterolemia Phenotype in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

Medicina
Background 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, Aleksandras Laucevičius, Urtė Smailytė, Egidija Rinkūnienė, Roma Puronaitė, Jūratė Barysienė, Žaneta Petrulionienė   +6 more
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Anti-hipercholesterolemia of Anredera Cordifolia in Hypercholesterolemia Rat Wistar Through Decrease of Malondialdehyde and 8-hydroxy-diguanosine [PDF]

, 2014
High cholesterol diet leads to increase of plasma cholesterol and subsequently will end up with hypercholesterolemia. Ignorance of healthy food and lacks of activity are the trend of modern life style.
Wahjuni, S. (S)
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Temporal Trends and Short‐ and Long‐Term Mortality of People With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Nationwide Cohort Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We investigated whether a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects the quality of inpatient acute myocardial infarction (AMI) care and long‐term mortality post‐AMI. Methods We analyzed data from 784,091 adults, 6,047 with a diagnosis of RA, from England and Wales hospitalized with AMI between 2005 and 2019 from the Myocardial Ischaemia ...
Megan Butler, Nicholas Weight, Muhammad Rashid, Rodrigo Bagur, Purvi Parwani, Samantha Hider, Edward Roddy, Robert Butler, Mamas A. Mamas   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source