Review article
https://doi.org/10.26800/LV-146-supl1-20
Familial hypercolesterolemia and universal screening
Ivana Čulo Čagalj
Abstract
The process of atherosclerosis begins in early childhood. Individuals with familial hypercholesterolemia have a ten times higher risk of developing atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease than the general population. The disease is still underdiagnosed worldwide. The only way to change that is to introduce screening in childhood. Currently, two types of screening for familial hypercholesterolemia are carried out in Europe: universal and cascade screening.
Keywords
FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; DYSLIPIDEMIA; UNIVERSAL SCREENING; ATHEROSCLEROSIS
Hrčak ID:
315834
URI
Publication date:
11.4.2024.
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