Screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care: time for general practice to play its part
(2018)
Journal Article
Brett, T., Qureshi, N., Gidding, S., & Watts, G. F. (2018). Screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care: time for general practice to play its part. Atherosclerosis, 277, 399-406. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2018.08.019
Fifty per cent of first-degree relatives of index cases with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) inherit the disorder. Despite cascade screening being the most cost-effective method for detecting new cases, only a minority of individuals with FH are c... Read More about Screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care: time for general practice to play its part.