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The treatment of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia — a local perspective

Łukasz Bułdak1
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Pubmed: 34292576
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Endokrynol Pol 2021;72(3):189-190.
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  1. Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

open access

Vol 72, No 3 (2021)
Editorial
Submitted: 2021-05-17
Accepted: 2021-05-17
Published online: 2021-06-30

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Keywords

familial hypercholesterolemia; lipid lowering therapy; PCSK9; alirocumab; evolocumab

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Title

The treatment of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia — a local perspective

Journal

Endokrynologia Polska

Issue

Vol 72, No 3 (2021)

Article type

Editorial

Pages

189-190

Published online

2021-06-30

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679

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606

DOI

10.5603/EP.a2021.0055

Pubmed

34292576

Bibliographic record

Endokrynol Pol 2021;72(3):189-190.

Keywords

familial hypercholesterolemia
lipid lowering therapy
PCSK9
alirocumab
evolocumab

Authors

Łukasz Bułdak

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