Management of High and Very High-Risk Subjects with Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Results from an Observational Study in Bulgaria

Authors :: Petrov Ivo S.
Postadzhiyan Arman Sh.
Tokmakova Mariya P.
Kitova Lyudmila G.
Tsonev Svetlin N.
Addison Janet
Petkova Reneta T.
Lachev Vasil I.
Source :: Folia Medica, Vol 60, Iss 3, Pp 389-396 (2018)
Publication Year :: 2018
Publisher :: Pensoft Publishers, 2018.
Abstract: Background: Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a genetic disorder causing accelerated atherosclerosis and premature cardiovascular disease (CVD). This retrospective observational study examined the clinical characteristics and management of FH subjects in Bulgaria over a 12-month period.

Subjects :: familial hypercholesterolemia
coronary heart disease
lipid modifying therapy
tendinous xanthomata
arcus cornealis
Medicine

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