The Prevalence and Diagnostic Ratio of Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) and Proportion of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Japanese FH Patients in a Healthcare Record Database Study

• Main Authors: Tamio Teramoto (Author), Tomohiro Sawa (Author), Satoshi Iimuro (Author), Hyoe Inomata (Author), Takashi Koshimizu (Author), Iori Sakakibara (Author), Katsutoshi Hiramatsu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi-Wiley, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background. Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder characterized by high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). Because of underdiagnosis, acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is often the first clinical manifestation of FH. In Japan, there are few reports on the prevalenc...