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Angelo Baldassare Cefalu

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Lipoprotein(a) Genotype Influences the Clinical Diagnosis of Familial Hypercholesterolemia

2023

: Background Evidence suggests that LPA risk genotypes are a possible contributor to the clinical diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). This study aimed at determining the prevalence of LPA risk variants in adult individuals with FH enrolled in the Italian LIPIGEN (Lipid Transport Disorders Italian Genetic Network) study, with (FH/M+) or without (FH/M-) a causative genetic variant. Methods and Results An lp(a) [lipoprotein(a)] genetic score was calculated by summing the number risk-increasing alleles inherited at rs3798220 and rs10455872 variants. Overall, in the 4.6% of 1695 patients with clinically diagnosed FH, the phenotype was not explained by a monogenic or polygenic cause …

cardiovascular risklipoprotein(a).familial hypercholesterolemia
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Autosomal Recessive Hypercholesterolemia Long-Term Cardiovascular Outcomes

2017

BACKGROUND Autosomal recessive hypercholesterolemia (ARH) is a rare lipid disorder characterized by premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). There are sparse data for clinical management and cardiovascular outcomes in ARH. OBJECTIVES Evaluation of changes in lipid management, achievement of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) goals and cardiovascular outcomes in ARH. METHODS Published ARH cases were identified by electronic search. All corresponding authors and physicians known to treat these patients were asked to provide follow-up information, using a standardized protocol. RESULTS We collected data for 52 patients (28 females, 24 males; 31.1 +/- 17.1 years of age…

AdultMaleTime FactorsSettore MED/09 - Medicina InternaAdolescentatherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; autosomal recessive hypercholesterolemia; follow-up; lipid-lowering therapies; retrospective analysisHypercholesterolemiaretrospective analysiatherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; autosomal recessive hypercholesterolemia; follow-up; lipid-lowering therapies; retrospective analysis; Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineCohort StudiesYoung Adultautosomal recessive hypercholesterolemialipid-lowering therapiesfollow-upHumansLongitudinal StudiesChildlipid-lowering therapiesAgedRetrospective Studieslipid-lowering therapieatherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseCholesterol LDLMiddle Agedretrospective analysisTreatment OutcomeCardiovascular DiseasesChild PreschoolFemaleCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineFollow-Up Studies
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Statin-induced autoimmune myositis: a proposal of an “experience-based” diagnostic algorithm from the analysis of 69 patients

2023

AbstractStatin-induced autoimmune myositis (SIAM) represents a rare clinical entity that can be triggered by prolonged statin treatment. Its pathogenetic substrate consists of an autoimmune-mediated mechanism, evidenced by the detection of antibodies directed against the 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (anti-HMGCR Ab), the target enzyme of statin therapies. To facilitate the diagnosis of nuanced SIAM clinical cases, the present study proposes an “experience-based” diagnostic algorithm for SIAM. We have analyzed the clinical data of 69 patients diagnosed with SIAM. Sixty-seven patients have been collected from the 55 available and complete case records regarding SIAM in the l…

Anti-HMGCR antibodyStatin-induced autoimmune myositis (SIAM).SIAM case reportEmergency MedicineInternal MedicineSIAM diagnostic algorithmMuscle biopsyInternal and Emergency Medicine
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