Familial hypercholesterolaemia in patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack

ConclusionsThe frequency of potential FH, based on clinical criteria, in patients with acute ischemic stroke or TIA was 11.5% and that of probable/definite FH (1.3%) was similar to recently reported counts for patients with acute coronary syndrome (1.6%). FH screening using the DLCNA is feasible in clinical routine and should be considered as part of the usual diagnostic work‐up.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: European Journal of Neurology - October 20, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Thomas Toell, Lukas Mayer, Raimund Pechlaner, Stefan Krebs, Karin Willeit, Clemens Lang, Christian Boehme, Barbara Prantl, Michael Knoflach, Julia Ferrari, Philipp Fuchs, Wolfgang Prokop, Andrea Griesmacher, Wilfried Lang, Stefan Kiechl, Johann Willeit Tags: Original Article Source Type: research