Xiapikatijiang Aihaiti, Shufeng Chen, Jianxin Li, Zhennan Lin, Qingmei Cui, Xue Xia, Fangchao Liu, Chong Shen, Dongsheng Hu, Keyong Huang, Yingxin Zhao, Fanghong Lu, Xiaoqing Liu, Jie Cao, Ling Yu, Ying Li, Huan Zhang, Zhenyan Fu, Liancheng Zhao, Jianfeng Huang, Dongfeng Gu, Xiangfeng Lu
BACKGROUND: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is underrecognized, and its association with coronary artery disease (CAD) remains limited, especially in China. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of FH and its relationship with CAD in a large Chinese cohort. METHODS: FH was defined using the Make Early Diagnosis to Prevent Early Death (MEDPED) criteria. The crude and age-sex standardized prevalence of FH were calculated based on surveys of the Prediction for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk in China (China-PAR) project during 2007-2008...
June 2023: Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine