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Familial Hypercholesterolemia And Statins And Mortality
Type II hyperlipoproteinemia; Hypercholesterolemic xanthomatosis; Low density lipoprotein receptor mutation
Treatment
The goal of treatment is to reduce the risk of
LIFESTYLE CHANGES
The first step is to change what you eat. This is tried for several months before drug therapy is added. Diet changes include reducing total fat intake to...
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Familial Hypercholesterolemia: It’s Not All Your Fault
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Reflecting on Mortality and Diabetes
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Statins for Children: A Follow-Up
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Familial hypercholesterolemia symptoms
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Type II hyperlipoproteinemia; Hypercholesterolemic xanthomatosis; Low density lipoprotein receptor mutationSymptomsSymptoms that may occur... Read more »
Familial hypercholesterolemia prevention
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Type II hyperlipoproteinemia; Hypercholesterolemic xanthomatosis; Low density lipoprotein receptor mutationPreventionA diet low in cholesterol and... Read more »
Familial hypercholesterolemia
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Familial hypercholesterolemia is a disorder of high LDL ("bad") cholesterol that is passed down through families, which means it is inherited. The... Read more »
Statins may help kids' cholesterol condition
Cholesterol-lowering statins may delay artery damage caused by the hereditary condition known as familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). In a new Dutch... Read more »
New study supports wider use of statins
An analysis of previous research supports the idea that even healthy people who do not have heart disease can benefit from taking... Read more »
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