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Clinical Features of Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Children and Adults in EAS-FHSC Regional Center for Rare Diseases in Poland.

Joanna LewekAgnieszka KonopkaEwa StarosteckaPeter E PensonMarek MaciejewskiMaciej Banach
Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)
Despite a younger age of FH diagnosis, children presented with higher mean levels of LDL-C than adults. There are still urgent unmet needs concerning effective lipid-lowering therapy in FH patients, especially the need for greater use of combination therapy, which may allow LDL-C targets to be met in most of the patients.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • combination therapy
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • young adults
  • prognostic factors
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • stem cells
  • bone marrow
  • fatty acid
  • cell therapy