title: Cardiovascular risk in patients with treated familial hypercholesterolaemia and patients with severe hypertriglyceridaemia.
abstract: A study was performed to determine the morbidity and mortality from ischaemic heart disease (IHD) in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) and severe hypertriglyceridaemia (pretreatment plasma triglyceride greater than 5 mmol/l). Twenty-nine (38%) of 76 patients with FH and 8(44%) of 18 patients with hypertriglyceridaemia had evidence of IHD. Over a mean follow-up period of 5.5 years, 2 patients with hypertriglyceridaemia died but there were no deaths in patients with FH. This contrasts with earlier reports which showed a high mortality in FH patients. The lower mortality may be due to improved treatment and consequent lower levels of cholesterol.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006953:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IV / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids