Estimating the Prevalence of Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

摘要

Background: Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is one of the most common monogenic conditions but remains substantially underdiagnosed. One method for increasing the diagnosis is via opportunistic screening of individuals presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The prevalence of FH in the ACS population has been assessed in numerous studies using various diagnostic criteria, resulting in wide variability of prevalence estimates. The purpose of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to provide a more robust estimate.