Clinical management of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia in a Polish outpatient metabolic clinic: a retrospective observational study.

Introduction: There are currently no reports available from a Polish clinical practice on heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) management. The aim of this study was to test the efficacy of HeFH hypolipidemic treatment in a Polish outpatient metabolic clinic according to treatment targets outlined in the European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) and European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines.

Material And Methods: This retrospective, observational study was performed on HeFH patients who attended their routine follow-up visits in the metabolic outpatient clinic in the period between April and September 2016.