Hypercholesterolemia – A disease with expression since childhood
Introduction: Hypercholesterolemia results from an alteration, genetic or acquired, in lipoprotein metabolism. Evidence that hypercholesterolemia is associated with the atherosclerotic process from childhood justifies the screening of high-risk children and initiation of therapy at preschool ages. O...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-05-01
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| Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition) |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204913000883 |