Screening for Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Childhood: An Overview of Current Practices Around the World [PDF]
ChildrenFamilial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common genetic disorder with a fairly constant worldwide prevalence of 1 case per 311 individuals worldwide.
Maria Elena Capra +5 more
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Triglycerides, Cholesterol, and Depressive Symptoms Among Undergraduate Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]
DiseasesBackground: Depression is one of the most common mental disorders among undergraduate students, particularly those in medical training, who face high academic demands and emotional burdens.
Maximiliano Olguín-Montiel +9 more
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The Evolving Story of Multifactorial Chylomicronemia Syndrome
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 Multifactorial chylomicronemia syndrome (MCS or type V hyperlipoproteinemia) is the most frequent cause of severe hypertriglyceridemia and is associated with an increased risk of acute pancreatitis, cardiovascular disease, and non-alcoholic ...
Martine Paquette +2 more
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Indian Journal of Medical Specialities, 2021 Dyslipidemia is a condition characterized by abnormal levels of one or more plasma lipids or lipoproteins. It is a major cause of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) around the world.
Arti Uniyal, Manish Narang
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Dyslipidemia Diagnosis and Treatment: Risk Stratification in Children and Adolescents
Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2022 Dyslipidemias or dyslipoproteinemias are quantitative changes in total cholesterol concentration, respective fractions, or triglycerides in the plasma. Evidence supported that dyslipidemia in childhood is associated with atherosclerosis in adulthood, and
Sara Mosca +8 more
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Asian Journal of Surgery, 2020 Summary: Objective: Aim to explore the association of dyslipidemias with GBP prevalence, number and size in a large Chinese population in Beijing. Dyslipidemias include hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, increased low density lipoprotein (LDL ...
Zheng Yamin +5 more
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Familial hypercholesterolemia: The Italian Atherosclerosis Society Network (LIPIGEN) [PDF]
, 2017 Primary dyslipidemias are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by abnormal levels of circulating lipoproteins. Among them, familial hypercholesterolemia is the most common lipid disorder that predisposes for premature cardiovascular disease ...
Angelico, F. +13 more
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Dyslipidemia prevalence, awareness, treatment and control in Mexico: results of the Ensanut 2012
Salud Pública de México, 2020 Objective. To describe in a national sample 1) the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of dyslipidemias 2) the prevalence of dyslipidemias through previous national surveys. Materials and methods.
César Hernández-Alcaraz +8 more
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The Correlation of Dyslipidemia with the Extent of Coronary Artery Disease in the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. [PDF]
, 2018 BackgroundThe extent of coronary artery calcium (CAC) improves cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction. The association between common dyslipidemias (combined hyperlipidemia, simple hypercholesterolemia, metabolic Syndrome (MetS), isolated low high ...
Abd Alamir, Moshrik +7 more
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Three patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: Genomic sequencing and kindred analysis. [PDF]
, 2019 BackgroundHomozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) is an inherited recessive condition associated with extremely high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in affected individuals.
Balamir, Melek +15 more
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