Loukianos S Rallidis, Christos V Rizos, Konstantinos A Papathanasiou, George Liamis, Ioannis Skoumas, Anastasia Garoufi, Genovefa Kolovou, Konstantinos Tziomalos, Emmanouil Skalidis, Vasileios Kotsis, George Sfikas, Michalis Doumas, Panagiotis Anagnostis, Vaia Lambadiari, Vasiliki Giannakopoulou, Estela Kiouri, Georgia Anastasiou, Ermioni Petkou, Iosif Koutagiar, Achilleas Attilakos, Vana Kolovou, Evangelos Zacharis, Christina Antza, Charalambos Koumaras, Chrysoula Boutari, Evangelos Liberopoulos
AIMS: Three physical signs, namely tendon xanthomas, corneal arcus and xanthelasma, have been associated with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (heFH). The prevalence and clinical significance of these signs are not well established among contemporary heFH individuals. This study explored the frequency as well as the association of these physical signs with prevalent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in heFH individuals. METHODS: Data from the Hellenic Familial Hypercholesterolemia Registry were applied for this analysis...
March 20, 2024: Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine