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Chapter 1 Introduction
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Chapter 2 Validation of a novel fully-automated ultrasound system for the assessment of carotid intima-media thickness and plaques. (in submission).
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Chapter 3 Carotid artery plaques and intima medial thickness in familial hypercholesteraemic patients on long-term statin therapy: A case control study
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Chapter 4 Increased aortic valve calcification in familial hypercholesterolemia: Prevalence, extent and associated risk factors in a case-control study
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Chapter 4B Calcific Aortic Valve Disease in Familial Hypercholesterolemia: The LDL-Density-Gene Effect
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Chapter 5 Lp(a) is associated with AVC in statin treated FH patients
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Chapter 6 Lp(a) is not associated with subclinical atherosclerosis measured by ultrasound in statin treated FH patients
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Chapter 7 Latest developments in the treatment of lipoprotein (a)
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Chapter 8 A proteomics approach to discover novel biomarkers of CVD in FH patients
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Chapter 9 Summary and Discussion
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Appendices Nederlandse samenvatting
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Dankwoord
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Curriculum Vitae
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List of Publications
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ECTS portfolio
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