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. 2017 Mar 1;24(3):189–207. doi: 10.5551/jat.RV16008

Table 3. Causes of death in hetero-FH patients in pre-statin era.

Male hetero-FH
Female hetero-FH
n % Age of Death (yrs) TC TG n % Age of Death (yrs) TC TG
ASCVD 45 72.6 29 64.4
      Myocardial Infarction 25 40.3 57 ± 12 358 ± 66 166 ± 66 20 44.4 70 ± 9 344 ± 72 158 ± 87
      Sudden Cardiac Death 14 22.6 54 ± 15 361 ± 61 126 ± 75 6 13.3 69 ± 7 376 ± 54 152 ± 37
      Heart Failure 2 3.2 76 ± 2 369 ± 40 111 3 6.7 68 ± 10 350 ± 26 140 ± 86
      Cardio-aortic Surgery 4 6.5 62 ± 7 387 ± 119 151 ± 5 0 0 --- --- ---
Stroke 3 4.8 63 ± 5 379 ± 90 157 ± 78 7 15.6 71 ± 4 335 ± 116 136 ± 56
Cancer 9 14.5 60 ± 9 341 ± 68 191 ± 102 5 11.1 64 ± 13 373 ± 86 164 ± 35
Others 5 8.1 64 ± 20 334 ± 90 128 ± 60 4 8.9 73 ± 12 389 ± 90 84 ± 28

Total 62 100.0 59 ± 13 332 ± 104 148 ± 72 45 100.0 69 ± 9 355 ± 77 147 ± 69

ASCVD; Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

TC; total cholesterol (mg/dL), TG; triglyceride (mg/dL)

Data; mean ± SD