Winfried März, Nina Schmidt, Ira An Haack, Alexander Dressel, Tanja B Grammer, Marcus E Kleber, Andrea Baessler, F Ulrich Beil, Ioanna Gouni-Berthold, Ulrich Julius, Ursula Kassner, Julius L Katzmann, Gerald Klose, Christel König, Wolfgang Koenig, Ann-Cathrin Koschker, Ulrich Laufs, Martin Merkel, Britta Otte, Klaus G Parhofer, Wibke Hengstenberg, Heribert Schunkert, Ksenija Stach-Jablonski, Elisabeth Steinhagen-Thiessen, Christoph B Olivier, Harry Hahmann, Stefan Krzossok, Anja Vogt, Dirk Müller-Wieland, Ulrike Schatz
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is among the most common genetic disorders in primary care. However, only 15% or less of patients are diagnosed, and few achieve the goals for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). In this analysis of the German Cascade Screening and Registry for High Cholesterol (CaRe High), we examined the status of lipid management, treatment strategies, and LDL-C goal attainment according to the ESC/EAS dyslipidemia guidelines. METHODS: We evaluated consolidated datasets from 1501 FH patients diagnosed clinically and seen either by lipid specialists or general practitioners and internists...
September 2023: Atheroscler Plus