Cardiovascular Risk Stratification In Familial Hypercholesterolaemia
Patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia (fh) vary widely in terms of onset of cardiovascular disease (cvd).
Cardiovascular risk stratification in familial hypercholesterolaemia. (1)department of clinical biochemistry, royal free hospital, london, uk department of cardiology, royal free hospital and institute of cardiovascular science, university college london, london, uk. 1,2 however, ascvd risk in fh patients varies greatly, and better understanding this spectrum of risk may allow for tailoring treatment especially regarding the need for a pcsk9 inhibitor. Familial hypercholesterolaemia is a condition that should be familiar to all health professionals involved in preventive healthcare.76 because hypercholesterolaemia is inherited from birth, it is a pervasive and lifelong risk factor for chd.
Defining severe familial hypercholesterolaemia and the implications for clinical management: Cardiovascular risk stratification in familial. Cardiovascular risk heterogeneity and stratification.
Santos rd, gidding ss, hegele ra, et al. Patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia and a history of an atherosclerotic cardiovascular event are at the highest risk for event recurrence and mortality, as shown by neil and colleagues 18 in 3382 heterozygous patients from uk clinics who were followed up for 26 years. Notwithstanding an overall reduction in coronary heart disease mortality by 37% with statin therapy, the excess standardised mortality ratio in patients receiving.
However, there is a wide variation in the occurrence of cvd in these patients. Familial hypercholesterolaemia is relatively common, but is often underdiagnosed and undertreated. Cardiovascular risk assessment tools automatically adjust risk to greater than 20% for people with high risk factors, e.g.
A consensus statement from the international atherosclerosis society severe familial hypercholesterolemia panel. This is the third in a series of articles about the statement and provides guidance on the assessment and management of lipids. Life expectancy is improved by the optimal treatment of high cholesterol and other risk factors thereby reducing the risk of premature cardiovascular disease.
The use of absolute cardiovascular disease risk assessment tools are best avoided in patients with suspected fh. These patients are already at increased risk of chd, and the relative risk from their lifelong cholesterol burden is so great that it overrides all other risk factors. De sauvage np, defesche j, buirma r, hutten b, lansberg p, kastelein j.