Meral Kayıkcioglu, Özcan Başaran, Volkan Doğan, Kadir Uğur Mert, Gurbet Özge Mert, İbrahim Halil Özdemir, İbrahim Rencüzoğulları, Fatma Özpamuk Karadeniz, Mehmet Tekinalp, Lütfü Aşkın, Selami Demirelli, Erkan Gencer, Lütfü Bekar, Müjdat Aktaş, Mübariz Murat Resulzade, Macit Kalçık, Gökhan Aksan, Göksel Cinier, Kadriye Halli Akay, Nihat Pekel, Utku Şenol, Vahit Demir, Sinan İnci, Emir Derviş, Bülent Özlek, Eda Özlek, Oğuzhan Çelik, Cem Çil, Murat Biteker
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common inherited disease, leading to premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) due to elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels. Achieving LDL-C goals is extremely important for preventing the complications of this fatal disease. We evaluated the management of FH patients with ASCVD in cardiology practice. METHODS: We analyzed patients with ASCVD from the nationwide EPHESUS registry, which was conducted in 40 cardiology outpatient clinics, and compared those with and without FH...
2023: Journal of Clinical Lipidology