Sentences with phrase «hypercholesterolemia lived»
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A study from an international research team finds that familial hypercholesterolemia — a genetic condition that causes greatly elevated levels of LDL cholesterol throughout life — accounts for less than 2 percent of severely elevated LDL in the general population but also increases the risk of coronary artery disease significantly more than does elevated LDL alone.
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Statins have saved the lives of many who have genetic familial hypercholesterolemia.