CTCA in children with severe heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: Screening for subclinical atherosclerosis

CTCA in children with severe heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: Screening for subclinical atherosclerosis

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is one of the most common genetically inherited disorders in the world. Children with severe heterozygous FH (HeFH), i.e. untreated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels above the 90th percentile for age and sex among FH mutation carriers, can have LDL...

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Main Authors: M. Doortje Reijman, Sibbeliene E. van den Bosch, D. Meeike Kusters, Willemijn E. Corpeleijn, Barbara A. Hutten, Irene M. Kuipers, R. Nils Planken, Albert Wiegman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Atherosclerosis Plus
Subjects:
Familial hypercholesterolemia
Severe HeFH
LDL-C
Children
Atherosclerosis
CTCA
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667089523000494

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