RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Familial hypercholesterolemia: A challenge of diagnosis and therapy
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 57
OP 64
VO 73
IS 1
A1 Christopher Sibley
A1 Neil J. Stone
YR 2006
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/1/57.abstract
AB People with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) have dramatically high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), which can lead to accelerated atherosclerosis and, if untreated, early cardiovascular death. Although the heterozygous form of FH is often unrecognized, detecting it early can enable risk reduction before premature coronary heart disease occurs.