Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia
Alternate Names : Multiple Lipoprotein-Type Hyperlipidemia
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Prognosis (Expectations)
The probable outcome is related to early diagnosis and treatment and compliance with therapy. Untreated people are at risk for shortened life span due to heart attack and stroke. The person with 2 defective genes has such high lipids that they are unlikely to be able to reduce their risk of coronary artery disease to normal. Therefore, they are at increased risk of heart attack despite medical therapy.
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