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

G. Nordestgaard, Børge; John Chapman, M.; E. Humphries, Steve; N. Ginsberg, Henry; Masana, L.; Descamps, Olivier; Wiklund, Olov; A. Hegele, Robert; J. Raal, Frederick; C. Defesche, Joep; Wiegman, Albert; da Silva Santos, Rodrigo; F. Watts, Gerald; Parhofer, KG; Kees Hovingh, G.; T. Kovanen, Petri; Boileau, Cathérine; Averna, Maurizio; Borén, Jan; Bruckert, E.; L. Catapano, Alberico; Albert Kuivenhoven, Jan; Pajukanta, P.; K. Ray, Kausik; Stalenhoef, A.F.H.; S.G. Stroes, Erik; Taskinen, Marja‐Riitta; Tybjærg‐Hansen, Anne; the European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Panel, for

doi:10.1093/eurheartj/eht273

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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

Published in European Heart Journal • Aug 15, 2013

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Børge G. Nordestgaard

M. John Chapman

Steve E. Humphries

Abstract

AIMS: 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). METHODS AND RESULTS: Of the theoretic...

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Coronary heart disease

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