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Condition causing lifelong high cholesterol linked to pregnancy complication
Women with the inherited cholesterol condition familial hypercholesterolemia may be at a slightly higher risk of developing preeclampsia, a pregnancy condition that can cause serious complications, according to a new study in the European…
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Women with the inherited cholesterol condition familial hypercholesterolemia may be at a slightly higher risk of developing preeclampsia, a pregnancy condition that can cause serious complications, according to a new study in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology . Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) causes lifelong high cholesterol and substantially increases the risk of heart disease. It affects approximately 1 in 200 to 300 people, although most are undiagnosed.
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