Retinal Microvascular Changes in Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Analysis with Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography - PubMed
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35743656/
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common but underdiagnosed genetic disorder affecting cholesterol metabolism, leading to atherosclerotic disease. The relationship between retinal microvascular changes and the presence of atheroma in patients with FH (FH group), and in comparison to volunteers ...
Relevance: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common but underdiagnosed genetic disorder affecting cholesterol metabolism, leading to atherosclerotic disease. The relationship between retinal microvascular changes and the presence of atheroma in patients with FH (FH group), and in comparison to volunteers without FH (CT group), needs further investigation.
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Amy Gonzales, Physician3yrInteresting to note that sample population belonging to the FH group are older than those in the control group although the study mentioned that this has no statistical difference. If proven medically useful in the future, it could be a part of the screening study that people should undergo once they reach a certain age based on their risk factors. Also, one seemingly advantage of this method is that there is no radiation exposure to the patient.