Open AccessCarotid Intima-Media Thickness in Children With Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Author(s) -
D. Meeike Kusters,
Albert Wiegman,
John J.P. Kastelein,
Barbara A. Hutten
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
circulation research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.899
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1524-4571
pISSN - 0009-7330
DOI - 10.1161/circresaha.114.301430
Subject(s) - familial hypercholesterolemia , medicine , intima media thickness , rosuvastatin , carotid arteries , cardiology , statin , population , pediatrics , disease , cholesterol , environmental health
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) predisposes patients to premature cardiovascular disease, with the process of atherosclerosis initiated in early childhood.
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