1. 92.4% of children in high-income countries had heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia compared to 48.0% in non-high-income countries. 2. The majority of patients with confirmed heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia were not on any lipid-lowering medication. Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good) Study Rundown: Familial hypercholesterolemia affects more than 450,000 children worldwide each year, yet only a small proportion
World Heart Day: Although coronary artery disease primarily occurs in patients over the age of 40, experts stress that there has been a rising incidence of the disease in young adults.
People who used marijuana daily were found to be about one-third more likely to develop coronary artery disease (CAD) compared with people who have never used the drug, warned a study