FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA INCIDENCE AMONG CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE PATIENTS IN THE EGYPTIANS AND THE APPLICABILITY OF DUTCH DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA | ||
| ALEXMED ePosters | ||
| Article 1, Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2024, Pages 18-19 | ||
| Document Type: Preliminary preprint short reports of original research | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/alexpo.2024.289604.1838 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Samir Morkos Rafla1; Kamal Mahmoud Ahmed2; Mohamed Khaled Elfeky3; Ibrahem Mohamed ibrahem ali attia* 4 | ||
| 1Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt. | ||
| 2Department of Cardiology and Angiology Medical Research Institute , Alexandria university | ||
| 3Department of Cardiology and Angiology Faculty of Medicine | ||
| 4Department of cardiology and angiology faculty of medicine Alexandria university | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a hereditary lipoprotein metabolic anomaly characterized by raised blood levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and an increased risk of developing early cardiovascular diseases. Clinical features, family history, elevated LDL-cholesterol values, and more recently, genetic testing, are the cornerstones for the diagnosis. Treatment and early diagnosis are essential. Since elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol are the primary cause of atherosclerosis. Novel drugs, LDL apheresis, and other experimental therapy can be used in some subgroups of FH patients, improving their prognosis. The cornerstone of treatment for this illness is the use of statins. This review attempts to demonstrate how common FH is among CVD patients as opposed to normal people in our community and the applicability of Dutch diagnostic criteria in these patients AIM OF THE WORK: The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of FH among patients with coronary heart disease and the applicability Dutch diagnostic criteria in these patients. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Familial hypercholesterolemia; Dutch criteria; LDL lipoprotein | ||
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