Familial Hypercholesterolemia Identification Algorithm in Patients with Acute Cardiovascular Events in A Large Hospital Electronic Database in Bulgaria: A Call for Implementation.

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Background

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder characterized by a high level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and is an important cause for premature cardiovascular disease. Because of underdiagnoses, an acute event is often the first clinical manifestation of FH. There are limited data on the prevalence and treatment of FH among adults admitted for treatment of acute cardiovascular events in Bulgaria. Our objective was to assess the proportion and management of FH patients from those admitted to hospital for treatment of acute symptomatic acute atherosclerotic cardiovascular events (ASCVD), the achievement of LDL-C targets of European Society of Cardiology/European Atherosclerosis Society guidelines and related public healthcare resources.

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SUBMITTER: Petrov I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8107160 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature