Medication adherence, cascade screening, and lifestyle patterns among women with hypercholesterolemia: Results from the WomenHeart survey
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- 作者：Gretchen Benson ; BA<sup>asup><sup> ; sup><sup>gbenson@mhif.org" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding authorsup> ; Dawn R. Witt ; PhD ; MPH<sup>asup> ; Jeffrey J. VanWormer ; PhD<sup>bsup> ; Susan M. Campbell ; MPH<sup>csup> ; Arthur Sillah ; MPH<sup>dsup> ; Sharonne N. Hayes ; MD<sup>esup> ; Matt Lui<sup>asup> ; Martha Gulati ; MD<sup>fsup><sup> ; sup><sup>1sup>
- 关键词：Hypercholesterolemia ; Familial hypercholesterolemia ; Women ; Cascade screening ; Prevention ; Medication adherence ; Nutrition ; Lifestyle
- 刊名：Journal of Clinical Lipidology
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：July-August 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：10
- 期：4
- 页码：937-943
- 全文大小：332 K
文摘
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Nearly 1 in 4 women had probable FH based on elevated LDL and/or total cholesterol.
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Cascade screening is underused in those with self-reported FH.
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Cascade screening is particularly underused in the offspring of women with FH.
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Early detection and treatment of hypercholesterolemia/FH is a priority for women.