https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0518-0787
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Abbreviations
| Apo-B | = | Apolipoprotein B |
| ASCVD | = | Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease |
| CAD | = | Coronary artery disease |
| CT | = | Computed tomography |
| FH | = | Familial hypercholesterolaemia |
| HDL-C | = | High density lipoprotein - cholesterol |
| HeFH | = | Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia |
| HoFH | = | Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia |
| ICA | = | Internal carotid artery |
| LDL-C | = | Low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol |
| LDLR | = | Low-density lipoprotein receptor |
| LDLRAP 1 | = | Low-density lipoprotein receptor adaptor protein 1 |
| MTTP | = | Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein |
| NGS | = | Next generation sequencing |
| PCSK9 | = | Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 |
| PCR | = | Polymerase chain reaction |
| RCA | = | Right coronary artery |
| VLDL-C | = | Very low-density lipoprotein - cholesterol |
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