DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF HYPERLIPIDAEMIA |
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| Authors: | AS Wierzbicki BM BCh DPhil |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Chemical Pathology, St Thomas' Hospital, London |
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| Abstract: | Hyperlipidaemia is acknowledged as the major risk factor for coronary heart disease and atheroma progression. This review considers the strategies that should be followed to reduce overall cardiovascular risk in patients with hyperlipidaemia and deals with the identification and management of treating both polygenic and monogenic lipid disorders in the presence or absence of overt cardiovascular disease. |
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