Familial hypercholesterolemia in children
@article{Rodenburg2004FamilialHI, title={Familial hypercholesterolemia in children}, author={J. Rodenburg and M. N. Vissers and A. Wiegman and M. Trip and H. D. Bakker and J. Kastelein}, journal={Current Opinion in Lipidology}, year={2004}, volume={15}, pages={405-411} }
Purpose of this review This review provides an update on recent advances in the diagnosis and management of children with familial hypercholesterolemia. Recent findings A large cross-sectional cohort study of paediatric familial hypercholesterolemia demonstrated that affected children had a 5-fold more rapid increase of carotid arterial wall intima-media thickness during childhood years than their affected siblings. This faster progression led to a significant deviation in terms of intima-media… Expand
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