THE IMPORTANCE OF LIPOPROTEIN (A) TESTING WITH CASCADE SCREENING FOR FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA (FH) IN YOUNG ADULTS WITH STATIN-RESISTANT HYPERLIPIDEMIA AT RISK FOR EARLY MAJOR ADVERSE CARDIAC EVENTS (MACE)

• Auteurs principaux: Jamal A Anthony (Auteur), Tatiana Echeverry (Auteur), Robert D Fishberg (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Elsevier, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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Therapeutic Area: ASCVD/CVD Risk Assessment Background: FH affects 1:250 and Lp(a) ≥300 nmol/L affects 1:50 individuals; each associated with ∼3x risk of MACE according to the SAFEHEART trial. Furthermore, the combination of both FH and elevated Lp(a) was associated with >4x risk of MACE. In the...