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Table 4 Treatment characteristics

From: Referral rate, profile and degree of control of patients with familial hypercholesterolemia: data from a single lipid unit from a Mediterranean area

Statin treatment

n (%)

Rosuvastatin

57 (48.3)

40 mg/day

22 (18.6)

20 mg/day

30 (25.4)

10 mg/day

5 (4.2)

Atorvastatin

35 (29.7)

80 mg/day

13 (11.0)

40 mg/day

14 (11.9)

20 mg/day

8 (6.8)

Simvastatin

8 (6.8)

40 mg/day

4 (3.4)

20 mg/day

3 (2.5)

10 mg/day

1 (0.8)

Pitavastatin 4 mg/day

10 (8.5)

High intensity

79 (66.9)

Statin intolerance

8 (6.8)

Cholesterol absorption inhibitors

Ezetimibe

75 (63.6)

Fibrate treatment

Fenofibrate

6 (5.1)

Polyunsaturated fatty acids

Omega-3

2 (1.7)

Dietary supplement

Red yeast rice

2 (1.7)

PCSK9 inhibitors

PSCK9 inhibitors

6 (5.1)

PSCK9: proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9

  1. High intensity statins include rosuvastatin 20–40 mg a day and atorvastatin 40–80 mg a day.