Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia - Early recognition and early treatment improve outcomes

Affiliations

¹ General Internal Medicine Unit, Western Health and Department of Medicine Melbourne Medical School - Western Precinct, University of Melbourne, Sunshine Hospital, St Albans, VIC 3021, Australia. Electronic address: edwarddj@unimelb.edu.au.

Editorial

Edward D Janus. Atherosclerosis. 2017 May.

. 2017 May:260:147-149.

doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2017.02.008. Epub 2017 Feb 16.

¹ General Internal Medicine Unit, Western Health and Department of Medicine Melbourne Medical School - Western Precinct, University of Melbourne, Sunshine Hospital, St Albans, VIC 3021, Australia. Electronic address: edwarddj@unimelb.edu.au.

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Keywords: Early detection; Early treatment; Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolaemia; LDL apheresis.

Comment on

Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: Summarized case reports.
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