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In 509 male patients, age less than 45 years, with angiographically documented coronary artery disease (CHD) we found (in contrast to age-matched controls: 459 participants of the PROCAM study) an increased amount of total cholesterol (259 vs. 221 mg/dl), LDL-cholesterol (185 vs. 142 mg/dl), Apo-B (138 vs. 118 mg/dl), lipoprotein(a) (12 vs. 5 mg/dl) and uric acid (6.4 vs. 5.8 mg/dl); HDL-cholesterol (40.5 vs. 46.8 mg/dl), Apo-A-I (122 vs. 143 mg/dl) and Apo-A-II (38 vs. 43 mg/dl) were significantly lower. These differences in lipid-metabolism between CHD-patients and controls in the younger group were essentially more pronounced than in older individuals of a group of 423 male patients over the age of 45 years who suffered from CHD and 545 age-matched PRO-CAM participants. Among the extent of the disorder in lipid metabolism, the apolipoprotein E-polymorphism, and the age of onset of CHD there exists a significant correlation which proves the special importance to therapeutically influence disorders of lipid metabolism especially in younger patients.
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PMID:[Relationship between lipid metabolism disorders and age of first manifestations of coronary heart disease]. 150 93

Research in human coronary heart disease has been conducted primarily on males; however, investigators have begun to focus research efforts on female subjects as well. A literature review that identified studies on women and coronary heart disease was done to describe modifiable risk factors for coronary heart disease in women. Several modifiable risk factors such as smoking, hypertension, and disorders of lipid metabolism previously identified for men are also risk factors for women. However, the mechanisms by which some of these risk factors work in women are different from those in men. Moreover, women have additional risk factors related to menopause and, in some cases, the use of oral contraceptives. Significant initial information has been gained concerning women and coronary heart disease risk factors. However, gaps persist in information regarding the individual and synergistic effects of risk factors for CHD in women.
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PMID:Modifiable risk factors for coronary heart disease in women. 803 45

Currently the vast majority of people with familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) in the U.K. remain undiagnosed, probably 85% of the predicted 120,000 cases. FH is a common inherited disorder of lipid metabolism causing high levels of LDL cholesterol which leads to early CHD. It has an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance so siblings and children of a patient with FH will have a 50% chance of inheriting the condition. FH is present in the heterozygous form in 1 in 500 of the population. The homozygous form is very rare, affecting 1 in 1,000,000. Around half of men with FH, if untreated, will have developed clinically evident CHD by the age of 55 years, and approximately one third of women by the age of 60. A significant reduction in the mortality and morbidity of the disease can be achieved through changes in lifestyle and the use of statins to lower cholesterol. NICE recommends that clinical management of FH patients should primarily be carried out in lipid clinics. When cascade testing from lipid clinics is underway, GPs will be approached by relatives who have been identified as being at 50% risk of having FH, because they have an affected first-degree relative with the disorder. They will then need to take a blood sample for cholesterol measurement, and often will also be asked to provide a sample for DNA testing. A preliminary investigation in the surgery of a family member would involve a full lipid profile to calculate LDL cholesterol. If this is not elevated in an adult, cut-off value 4.9 mmol/L, FH is highly unlikely. Even if an FH patient is young, currently does not have CHD and may have no other CHD risk factors, the Framingham risk charts should not be used. These individuals are at increased CHD risk which warrants treatment with statins. The vascular health check screening programme recommends that where a total cholesterol of > 7.5 mmol/L is found FH should be considered.
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PMID:GPs have key role in detecting familial hypercholesterolaemia. 2153 46