Risk of brain infarction in familial hypercholesterolemia.

نویسندگان
چکیده

برای دانلود رایگان متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید

اگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید

منابع مشابه

Risk of brain infarction in familial hypercholesterolemia.

We followed 54 subjects with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia for an average of 10 (range 3-14) years. Half were treated surgically with partial ileal bypass and the other half (matched for age, sex, coronary heart disease, blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, smoking, obesity, and serum cholesterol concentration) were treated conservatively with diet and hypolipidemic drugs. The mean d...

متن کامل

Molecular Diagnosis of Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Abstract Background and objectives: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal disorder characterized by increased levels of total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein cholesterol. The FH clinical phenotype has been associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and premature death. The mutation in LDLR gene in most cases is responsible for FH phenotype. Furthermore, other ...

متن کامل

Familial hypercholesterolemia: a case report

Abstract Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a hereditary dislipidemia. Patients present with extremely high level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), which is due to mutation in the gene of LDL receptor. Homozygous patients (HoFH) whose incidence is 1 in 1.000.000 are at high risk of premature aortic valve stenosis, and coronary artery atherosclerosis. In homozygous individual...

متن کامل

Familial hypercholesterolemia: A case report

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a hereditary dislipidemia. Patients present with extremely high level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), which is due to mutation in the gene of LDL receptor. Homozygous patients (HoFH) whose incidence is 1 in 1.000.000 are at high risk of premature aortic valve stenosis, and coronary artery atherosclerosis. In homozygous individuals cardiov...

متن کامل

Risk of Fatal Stroke in Patients With Treated Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Background and Purpose—Although it is recognized that in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, large extracranial carotid vessels are affected by atherosclerosis, the risk of fatal stroke after treatment with cholesterollowering therapy remains uncertain. The goal of this study was to determine the risk of fatal stroke in patients with treated familial hypercholesterolemia. Methods—A coho...

متن کامل

ذخیره در منابع من


  با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید

ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Stroke

سال: 1988

ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628

DOI: 10.1161/01.str.19.9.1097