Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia in specialist centres in South Africa, Australia and Brazil: Importance of early detection and lifestyle advice

Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is the commonest monogenic disorder that accelerates atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. We compared and contrasted the characteristics of patients from three specialist centres in the southern hemisphere.

Source: Atherosclerosis - October 1, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jing Pang, A. David Marais, Dirk J. Blom, Brigitte C. Brice, Pamela RS. Silva, Cinthia E. Jannes, Alexandre C. Pereira, Amanda J. Hooper, Kausik K. Ray, Raul D. Santos, Gerald F. Watts Source Type: research