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Review
. 2016 May;46(3):275-306.
doi: 10.4070/kcj.2016.46.3.275. Epub 2016 May 27.

2015 Korean Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidemia: Executive Summary (English Translation)

Committee for the Korean Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidemia
Review

2015 Korean Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidemia: Executive Summary (English Translation)

Committee for the Korean Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidemia. Korean Circ J. 2016 May.
No abstract available

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Figures

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Fig. 1-1. Trends of coronary artery disease mortality in Korea.
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Fig. 1-2. Trends of cerebrovascular disease mortality in Korea.
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Fig. 1-3. Changes in the number of death due to cerebral hemorrhage and cerebral infarction.
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Fig. 4-1. Comparison of LDL cholesterol-lowering effects by each statin between Koreans and Western people. LDL: low density lipoprotein.
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Fig. 5-1. Diagnosis and treatment algorithm in children and adolescents with high LDL cholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia. TG: triglyceride, FLP: fasting lipid profile, LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol, CAD: coronary artery disease, CVD: cardiovascular disease, FU: follow up, ALT: alanine transaminase, AST: aspartate transaminase.
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