Prevalence of familial hypercholesterolemia and its association with coronary artery disease: A Chinese cohort study.

Xiapikatijiang AihaitiShufeng ChenJianxin LiZhennan LinQingmei CuiXue XiaFangchao LiuChong ShenDongsheng HuKeyong HuangYingxin ZhaoFanghong LuXiaoqing LiuJie CaoLing YuYing LiHuan ZhangZhenyan FuLiancheng ZhaoJianfeng HuangDongfeng GuXiangfeng Lu

Published in: Chronic diseases and translational medicine (2023)

The prevalence of FH was estimated to be 0.19% in the participants, and it was associated with an elevated risk of incident CAD. Our study suggests that early screening of FH has certain public health significance for the prevention of CAD.

Keyphrases

coronary artery disease
public health
risk factors
percutaneous coronary intervention
coronary artery bypass grafting
cardiovascular events
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes