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Overweight, Obesity, And Cardiovascular Disease In Heterozygous Familial Hyperc...
Elshorbagy, Amany; Vallejo-Vaz, Antonio J.; Barkas, Fotios; Lyons, Alexander R.M.; Stevens, Christophe A.T.; Dharmayat, Kanika I.; Catapano, Alberico L.Background and aims: Overweight and obesity are modifiable risk factors for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in the general population, but their prevalence in individuals with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HeFH) and whether they confer additional risk of ASCVD independent of LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) remains unclear. Methods: Cross-sectional analysis was conducted in 35 540 patients ...
América Latina: formando una consciencia integracionista en la Triple Frontera
Oliveira, Karina Fernandes de; Alonso, Rodrigo; Lombide, Micaela Gómez; Peña Aymara, Shyrley TatianaNos dias 03 e 04 de outubro a PROEX realizou o SEUNI - Seminário de Extensão da UNILA, que teve como principal objetivo promover espaços de diálogo e socialização de conhecimento por meio das Ações de Extensão, transformando o espaço universitário em um ambiente democrático e participativo para a comunidade. O SEUNI apresentou os resultados obtidos durante a vigência dos projetos e programas de Extensão da UNIL...
Phenotypical, Clinical, and Molecular Aspects of Adults and Children With Homoz...
Alves, Ana Catarina; Alonso, Rodrigo; Diaz-Diaz, José Luís; Medeiros, Ana Margarida; Jannes, Cinthia E.; Merchan, Alonso; Vasques-Cardenas, Norma A.Objective: Characterize homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) individuals from Iberoamerica. Approach and Results: In a cross-sectional retrospective evaluation 134 individuals with a HoFH phenotype, 71 adults (age 39.3±15.8 years, 38.0% males), and 63 children (age 8.8±4.0 years, 50.8% males) were studied. Genetic characterization was available in 129 (96%). The majority (91%) were true homozygotes (...
Overview of the current status of familial hypercholesterolaemia care in over 6...
EAS Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Studies Collaboration; Vallejo-Vaz, Antonio J.; De Marco, Martina; Stevens, Christophe A.T.; Akram, AsifManagement of familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) may vary across different settings due to factors related to population characteristics, practice, resources and/or policies. We conducted a survey among the worldwide network of EAS FHSC Lead Investigators to provide an overview of FH status in different countries.