Title |
Familial hypercholesterolaemia is underdiagnosed and undertreated in the general population: guidance for clinicians to prevent coronary heart disease Consensus Statement of the European Atherosclerosis Society
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Published in |
European Heart Journal, August 2013
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DOI | 10.1093/eurheartj/eht273 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Børge G. Nordestgaard, M. John Chapman, Steve E. Humphries, Henry N. Ginsberg, Luis Masana, Olivier S. Descamps, Olov Wiklund, Robert A. Hegele, Frederick J. Raal, Joep C. Defesche, Albert Wiegman, Raul D. Santos, Gerald F. Watts, Klaus G. Parhofer, G. Kees Hovingh, Petri T. Kovanen, Catherine Boileau, Maurizio Averna, Jan Borén, Eric Bruckert, Alberico L. Catapano, Jan Albert Kuivenhoven, Päivi Pajukanta, Kausik Ray, Anton F. H. Stalenhoef, Erik Stroes, Marja-Riitta Taskinen, Anne Tybjærg-Hansen |
Abstract |
The first aim was to critically evaluate the extent to which familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is underdiagnosed and undertreated. The second aim was to provide guidance for screening and treatment of FH, in order to prevent coronary heart disease (CHD). |
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Country | Count | As % |
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France | 6 | 12% |
Spain | 6 | 12% |
United States | 5 | 10% |
Norway | 5 | 10% |
Japan | 1 | 2% |
India | 1 | 2% |
Ireland | 1 | 2% |
Canada | 1 | 2% |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 2% |
Other | 3 | 6% |
Unknown | 19 | 39% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 34 | 69% |
Scientists | 6 | 12% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 10% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Netherlands | 5 | <1% |
United States | 4 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 4 | <1% |
Spain | 3 | <1% |
Brazil | 2 | <1% |
Germany | 2 | <1% |
Japan | 2 | <1% |
New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
Peru | 1 | <1% |
Other | 4 | <1% |
Unknown | 1339 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Researcher | 186 | 14% |
Student > Bachelor | 165 | 12% |
Student > Master | 160 | 12% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 141 | 10% |
Other | 98 | 7% |
Other | 269 | 20% |
Unknown | 348 | 25% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 485 | 35% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 156 | 11% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 87 | 6% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 51 | 4% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 45 | 3% |
Other | 134 | 10% |
Unknown | 409 | 30% |