This was a retrospective cohort study that aimed to determine cutoff values for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) in patients with heterozygous FH (HeFH) for Achilles tendon (AT) thickness (ATT) measured by ultrasonography (US-ATT) and radiography (Xp-ATT), AT softness, and intima-media thickness of carotid artery (C-IMT), and to examine the effectiveness of these values as well as AT calcification as indexes in assessing risk for MACEs.
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