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Detecting familial hypercholesterolemia: An observational study leveraging mandatory universal pediatric total cholesterol screening in Slovakia

RASLOVA, Katarina; Viera DONICOVA; Katarina GONOVA; Alexander KLABNIK; Lukáš TICHÝ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Detecting familial hypercholesterolemia: An observational study leveraging mandatory universal pediatric total cholesterol screening in Slovakia

Authors

RASLOVA, Katarina; Viera DONICOVA; Katarina GONOVA; Alexander KLABNIK; Lukáš TICHÝ; Ian BRIDGES; Dagmar BUCKOVA; Marie ZACHLEDEROVA; Tomáš FREIBERGER and Branislav VOHNOUT

Edition

Journal of Clinical Lipidology, NEW YORK, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2024, 1933-2874

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

References:

Organization

Lékařská fakulta – Repository – Repository

UT WoS

001308114100001

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85197242889

Keywords in English

familial hypercholesterolemia; cholesterol screening

Links

LX22NPO5104, research and development project.
Changed: 31/1/2025 00:50, RNDr. Daniel Jakubík

Abstract

V originále

gt;3 mmol/L), with a mean (±SD) of 191 (±24) mg/dL (4.94 [±0.61] mmol/L). Only two of these parents received lipid-lowering therapy. CONCLUSIONS The present study demonstrates the significance of mandatory universal pediatric TC screening in identifying families with FH and other at-risk families in need of lipid-lowering therapy.

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