Familial hypercholesterolaemia in pediatric practice: current guidelines & clinical case
Date
2016
Authors
Chaychenko, Tetyana
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Abstract:High risk for the population health due to hypercholesterolemia demands routine screening for the children from hyperlipidaemic parents and/or with acute cardiovascular events in family history. The article provides current European Atherosclerosis Societyguidelines concerning diagnosis and management of patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia. A case of familial hypercholesterolaemia in a five-year-old girl is presented. Phenotypic presentation together with lipids and genetic analysis are common forthe problem diagnosed
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children, familial hypercholesterolaemia, cardiovascular risk
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Chaychenko T. Familial hypercholesterolaemia in pediatric practice: current guidelines & clinical case / T. Chaychenko // Inter Collegas. – 2016. – № 3 (2). – Р. 70–74.