Hyperlipidemia in Early Adulthood Increases Long-Term Risk of Coronary Heart Disease | Zendy

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Hyperlipidemia in Early Adulthood Increases Long-Term Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

Author(s) -

Ann Marie NavarBoggan,

Eric D. Peterson,

Ralph B. D’Agostino,

Benjamin Neely,

Allan D. Sniderman,

Michael Pencina

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.114.012477

Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , hyperlipidemia , confidence interval , offspring , statin , framingham risk score , cohort , young adult , cohort study , cardiology , disease , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , pregnancy , biology , genetics

Many young adults with moderate hyperlipidemia do not meet statin treatment criteria under the new American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology cholesterol guidelines because they focus on 10-year cardiovascular risk. We evaluated the association between years of exposure to hypercholesterolemia in early adulthood and future coronary heart disease (CHD) risk.

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