Cardiovascular disease in patients with genotyped familial hypercholesterolemia in Norway during 1994-2009, a registry study

Conclusion Most cardiovascular disease hospitalisations were due to ischaemic heart disease. Familial hypercholesterolaemia patients were first time hospitalised at age 45.1 years, with no significant sex differences in age, which are important novel findings. The awareness and registration of the familial hypercholesterolaemia diagnosis during the hospital stays were disturbingly low.
Source: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Original scientific paper Source Type: research