Case Report: Beating the assumed prognosis: homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia with unexpected long survival
These cases underscore the clinical heterogeneity of HoFH and challenge the prevailing assumption that HoFH uniformly results in severe cardiovascular outcomes. Personalized treatment strategies are essential for improving prognoses and quality of life of affected individuals.
Authors
- Lukáš Zlatohlávek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6550-2587)
- Jana Becherová Beňová
- Jaroslav A. Hubáček (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6537-1353)
- Tereza Foglarová
- Tereza Dudková
Institutions
- Charles University (CZ)
- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (CZ)
- General University Hospital in Prague (CZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1643771
- Primary Topic
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00