Inherited atherogenic dyslipidemias: are they correctly reported?

Inherited atherogenic dyslipidemias are pathological entities, included in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), well described in medical textbooks and the object of extensive research and literature worldwide. They include familial hypercholesterolemia (FH; ICD-9: 272.0), familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCHL; ICD-9: 272.2), familial primary hypoalphalipoproteinemia (FHA; formerly ICD-9 272.4 and later ICD-10 E78.6).1,2 Interest in these pathological entities is high, both because of extensive epidemiological monitoring and also because administrative databases constantly evaluate ongoing treatments.