Familial hypercholesterolaemia is underdiagnosed and undertreated in the general population: Guidance for clinicians to prevent coronary heart disease

European Heart Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 45, 2013, Pages

  Nordestgaard, Børge G ^a   Chapman, M John ^b   Humphries, Steve E ^c   Ginsberg, Henry N ^d   Masana, Luis ^e   Descamps, Olivier S ^f   Wiklund, Olov ^g   Hegele, Robert A ^h   Raal, Frederick J ⁱ   Defesche, Joep C ^j   Wiegman, Albert ^j   Santos, Raul D ^k   Watts, Gerald F ^l   Parhofer, Klaus G ^m   Hovingh, G Kees ^j   Kovanen, Petri T ⁿ   Boileau, Catherine ^o   Averna, Maurizio ^p   Borén, Jan ^q   Bruckert, Eric ^b   Catapano, Alberico L ^r   Kuivenhoven, Jan Albert ^s   Pajukanta, Päivi ^t   Ray, Kausik ^u   Stalenhoef, Anton F H ^v   Stroes, Erik ^j   Taskinen, Marja Riitta ^w   Tybjærg Hansen, Anne ^x   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^f Hospital de Jolimont   (Belgium)

^g SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^j ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^k UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^l UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^m UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

ⁿ WIHURI RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^o INSERM   (France)

^p UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^q UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^r UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^s UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^t UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^u ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^v RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^w BIOMEDICUM HELSINKI   (Finland)

^x University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

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Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular disease; Cholesterol; Coronary heart disease; Low density lipoprotein

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; EZETIMIBE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; XANTHOMA;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL; CORONARY HEART DISEASE; LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CORONARY DISEASE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE II; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84890461947     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht273     Document Type: Article

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