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Familial Hypercholesterolaemia, What is familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH)? Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is called familial because it runs in the family (the oth...
Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is relatively common. Between 1 in 250 and 1 in 500 of the UK population have heterozygous FH.
See the separate leaflet called Familial Hypercholesterolaemia . What can I do to lower my lipid levels? Hyperlipidaemia can be treated both by eating a healthy diet and by taking a m...
One example is called familial hypercholesterolaemia. See the separate leaflet called Familial Hypercholesterolaemia . What causes high cholesterol?
Who is a person with familial hypercholesterolaemia , or other inherited disorders of lipid metabolism. People with type 1 diabetes mellitus or chronic kidney disease stages 3, 4, ...
Lipid-regulating drugs are used to treat dyslipidaemias, primarily raised cholesterol. Hypercholesterolaemia is a major cause of atherosclerosis and contributes to the high levels of mortalit...
Frequency not known: angioedema; asthma; diabetes mellitus; dizziness; hypercholesterolaemia; oedema; vomiting. Contra-indications [ 1 ] The BNF does not provide any contraindica...
A statin is usually advised if: You have a high cholesterol level (called hyperlipidaemia - read more about hyperlipidaemia and familial hypercholesterolaemia ). You have an ather...
It would seem to suggest the following conclusions: [ 16 , 17 ] Observational and trial evidence to date suggests that stanols and sterols reduce LDL cholesterol in people with normal and mod...
Clinical presentation is very similar to familial hypercholesterolaemia. It has been estimated that up to 4% of patients with clinical familial hypercholesterolaemia may have familial defecti...
Hypertension. Hypercholesterolaemia. Cardiovascular disease. Obesity, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Palpable or tender gallbladder. Hypercholesterolaemia [ 1 ] . This is a feature in some types of cholestasis. Unless there is long-standing disease or previous cardiovascular disease, the...
Patients at high risk of developing CVD because of familial hypercholesterolaemia , or other inherited disorders of lipid metabolism as identified by Simon Broome diagnostic criteria. [ 4 ] ...
Hypersensitivity reactions, nausea, pruritus, fever, back pain, hypercholesterolaemia and reactions at the site of injection. Note that verteporfin photodynamic therapy has largely been re...
However, a specialist may use ultrasonography after intracavernosal injection to determine the type and degree of deformity. [ 1 ] Duplex ultrasonography is occasionally used to detect associated...
History of diabetes, hypercholesterolaemia and hypertension is common in patients with non-arteritic anterior optic neuropathy.
Risk factors These are in common with CAD and include: [ 9 ] Hypercholesterolaemia . Smoking . Obesity . Hypertension . Insulin resistance or overt diabetes mell...
Occasionally it is appropriate to address risk factors (such as familial hypercholesterolaemia) during childhood. Consanguinity occurs more commonly in some cultures and may be relevant to...
Frequently there is early arcus unrelated to hypercholesterolaemia. Cardiac effects are important; they include aortic incompetence, aortic root widening and mitral valve prolapse.
Smoking. Hypercholesterolaemia. Hypertension . Metabolic syndrome. Diabetes mellitus . Erectile dysfunction causes (aetiology) It is important that underlying diseases an...