Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Cardiac Rehabilitation: a new field of interest

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a frequently undiagnosed genetic disease characterized by substantial elevations of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). The prevalence of heterozygous FH (HeFH) in the general population is 1:500 inhabitants, while the prevalence of homozygous FH (HoFH)...

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Main Authors: Marco Ambrosetti, Gabriella Malfatto, Anna Maria Cremona, Marcello Arca, Pompilio Faggiano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2015-08-01
Series:Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
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Online Access:https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/49