Golnaz Vaseghi, Marzieh Taheri, Kiyan Heshmat-Ghahdarijani, Mohammad Rayati, Sonia Zarfeshani, Ali Pourmoghaddas, Alireza Khosravi, Ehsan Zarepour, Parsa Keshavarzrad, Sina Arabi, Mohammadreza Azizi, Shaghayegh Haghjooy Javanmard, Jamshid Najafian, Nizal Sarrafzadegan
Background: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common autosomal dominant disease. Its diagnosis in Iran was uncommon. Iran registry of FH (IRFH) has been started from 2017 from Isfahan. In this study, we report the four-year FH registry. Methods: The Iran FH registry is an ongoing study which is followed by a dynamic cohort. It has been started from 2017. The patients are selected from laboratories due to high cholesterol level and who have history of premature cardiovascular disease...
2021: Journal of Lipids