Prevalence and treatment of familial hypercholesterolaemia in Australian communities

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 185, Issue , 2015, Pages 69-71

  Watts, Gerald F ^a,b   Shaw, Jonathan E ^c   Pang, Jing ^a   Magliano, Dianna J ^c   Jennings, Garry L R ^c   Carrington, Melinda J ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Community; Familial hypercholesterolaemia; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; AUSTRALIA; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE II; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SMOKING;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE II; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SMOKING;

EID: 84928243294     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.027     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. G.F. Watts, S. Gidding, A.S. Wierzbicki, P.P. Toth, R. Alonso, and W.V. Brown Integrated guidance on the care of familial hypercholesterolaemia from the International FH Foundation Int. J. Cardiol. 171 2014 309 325
2. M. Benn, G.F. Watts, A. Tybjaerg-Hansen, and B.G. Nordestgaard Familial hypercholesterolemia in the Danish general population: prevalence, coronary artery disease, and cholesterol-lowering medication J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 97 2012 3956 3964
3. B. Sjouke, D.M. Kusters, I. Kindt, J. Besseling, J.C. Defesche, and E.J.G. Sijbrands Homozygous autosomal dominant hypercholesterolaemia in The Netherlands: prevalence, genotype-phenotype relationship, and clinical outcome Eur. Heart J. 2014 ehu058
4. G.F. Watts, D.R. Sullivan, N. Poplawski, F. van Bockxmeer, I. Hamilton-Craig, and P.M. Clifton Familial hypercholesterolaemia: a model of care for Australasia Atheroscler. Suppl. 12 2011 221 263
5. D.W. Dunstan, P.Z. Zimmet, T.A. Welborn, A.J. Cameron, J. Shaw, and M. De Courten The Australian diabetes, obesity and lifestyle study (AusDiab) - methods and response rates Diabetes Res. Clin. Pract. 57 2002 119 129
6. Z. Shi, B. Yuan, D. Zhao, A.W. Taylor, J. Lin, and G.F. Watts Familial hypercholesterolemia in China: prevalence and evidence of underdetection and undertreatment in a community population Int. J. Cardiol. 174 2014 834 836
7. A.J. Hooper, L.T. Nguyen, J.R. Burnett, T.R. Bates, D.A. Bell, and T.G. Redgrave Genetic analysis of familial hypercholesterolaemia in Western Australia Atherosclerosis 224 2012 430 434
8. A.C.M. Jansen, E.S. van Aalst-Cohen, M.W. Tanck, M.D. Trip, P.J. Lansberg, and A.H. Liem The contribution of classical risk factors to cardiovascular disease in familial hypercholesterolaemia: data in 2400 patients J. Intern. Med. 256 2004 482 490
9. A.H. Pijlman, R. Huijgen, S.N. Verhagen, B.P.M. Imholz, A.H. Liem, and J.J.P. Kastelein Evaluation of cholesterol lowering treatment of patients with familial hypercholesterolemia: a large cross-sectional study in The Netherlands Atherosclerosis 209 2010 189 194
10. J.K. Morris, D.S. Wald, and N.J. Wald The evaluation of cascade testing for familial hypercholesterolemia Am. J. Med. Genet. A 158 2011 78 84