We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Familial hypercholesterolaemia is underdiagnosed and undertreated in the general population: guidance for clinicians to prevent coronary heart disease: consensus statement of the European Atherosclerosis Society.
- Authors
Nordestgaard, Børge G; Chapman, M John; Humphries, Steve E; Ginsberg, Henry N; Masana, Luis; Descamps, Olivier S; Wiklund, Olov; Hegele, Robert A; Raal, Frederick J; Defesche, Joep C; Wiegman, Albert; Santos, Raul D; Watts, Gerald F; Parhofer, Klaus G; Hovingh, G Kees; Kovanen, Petri T; Boileau, Catherine; Averna, Maurizio; Borén, Jan; Bruckert, Eric; Catapano, Alberico L; Kuivenhoven, Jan Albert; Pajukanta, Päivi; Ray, Kausik; Stalenhoef, Anton F H; Stroes, Erik; Taskinen, Marja-Riitta; Tybjærg-Hansen, Anne; European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Panel
- Abstract
The first aim was to critically evaluate the extent to which familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is underdiagnosed and undertreated. The second aim was to provide guidance for screening and treatment of FH, in order to prevent coronary heart disease (CHD).
- Publication
European heart journal, 2013, Vol 34, Issue 45, p3478
- ISSN
1522-9645
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/eurheartj/eht273