Familial hypercholesterolaemia: identification and management

Abstract

Lifestyle factors, such as weight management and smoking, can lead to raised cholesterol and heart disease in mid to later life, but for more than a quarter of a million people in the UK, diet and ageing are not the only considerations​[1–3]​. Around 1 in 250 people have an inherited condition called heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia […]

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