Atualização da Diretriz Brasileira de Hipercolesterolemia Familiar – 2021
2021
Introduction Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common genetic cause of premature coronary artery disease (CAD), especially myocardial infarction, related to lifetime exposure to high concentrations of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). It is a severe form of genetic dyslipidemia in which approximately 85% of men and 50% of women may experience a coronary event before 65 years of age if not properly treated. FH is considered a public health problem because of the high prevalence (approximately 1:200-300 in the general population) [...]
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