Roeters van Lennep

According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death globally.1–3 In the United States and Europe, CVD accounts for more deaths in women than breast cancer, lung cancer and chronic lung disease combined.4,5 Of the 931 578 CVD deaths in the US in 2021, approximately 47% occurred in women (439 729 deaths).6 Most cardiovascular deaths in women were due to CVD and myocardial infarction (MI), but also from heart failure and stroke.7 Death rates due...

Abstract Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) warrants early diagnosis to prevent premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, underdiagnosis and undertreatment of FH persist. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and practice of FH care among general practitioners (GPs) in the Netherlands. An internationally standardised, online questionnaire was sent to Dutch GPs between February 2021 and July 2022.

Baseline characteristics and the change in glycaemic and lipid blood parameters upon weight loss have been partly described previously [21]. This post-hoc analysis included 161 participants with a mean age of 54 years (range 26–74). Of the participants, 44.1% were male and 55.7% were Caucasian. In Table 1, we present the baseline characteristics and results after intervention. During the diet, the mean weight was reduced by 9.7% (from 104.6 ± 19.9 to 94.5 ± 18.1 p < 0.001).