Folia Medica
(Sep 2018)
Management of High and Very High-Risk Subjects with Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Results from an Observational Study in Bulgaria
Petrov Ivo S.,
Postadzhiyan Arman Sh.,
Tokmakova Mariya P.,
Kitova Lyudmila G.,
Tsonev Svetlin N.,
Addison Janet,
Petkova Reneta T.,
Lachev Vasil I.
Affiliations
Petrov Ivo S.
Department of Angiology and Electrophysiology, City Clinic, Heart and Vascular Institute, Sofia, Bulgaria
Postadzhiyan Arman Sh.
Department of General Medicine, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
Tokmakova Mariya P.
Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Kitova Lyudmila G.
Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Tsonev Svetlin N.
Department of Cardiology, City Clinic Cardiology Centre, Sofia, Bulgaria
Addison Janet
Department of General Medicine, Amgen Europe GmbH, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Petkova Reneta T.
Department of General Medicine, Amgen Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria
Lachev Vasil I.
Department of General Medicine, Amgen Europe GmbH, Cambridge, United Kingdom
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/folmed-2018-0020
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 60,
no. 3
pp.
389
– 396
Abstract
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Background: Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a genetic disorder causing accelerated atherosclerosis and premature cardiovascular disease (CVD). This retrospective observational study examined the clinical characteristics and management of FH subjects in Bulgaria over a 12-month period.
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Published in Folia Medica
ISSN
0204-8043 (Print)
1314-2143 (Online)
Publisher
Pensoft Publishers
Country of publisher
Bulgaria
LCC subjects
Medicine
Website
https://foliamedica.bg
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