Fig. 19.

Cumulative number of myocardial infarction (MI) cases in male and female hetero-FH patients in prestatin era

MI was first noted in men in the 3 decade of life and in women in the 4 decade of life. The mean age of first MI attack is 50 years old in the male hetero-FH, and 65 years old in female hetero-FH patients. The MI patients younger than those ages could be called as “premature MI” cases