Publication details
Familiární hypercholesterolémie u dětí
| Title in English | Familial hypercholesterolemia in children |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Pediatrie pro praxi |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Paediatry |
| Keywords | childhood; screening; familial hypercholesterolemia; hypolipidemic therapy; prevention |
| Description | Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a serious genetic condition increasing significantly cardiovascular risk. Early diagnosis and intensive treatment may revert the premature atherothrombotic vascular complication risk. The treatment of FH is based on therapeutic lifestyle changes and necessarily also on pharmacotherapy. |