Endothelial dysfunction, but not structural atherosclerosis, is evident early in children with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 63-70

  Vlahos, Antonios P ^a   Naka, Katerina K ^a   Bechlioulis, Aris ^a   Theoharis, Paraskevi ^a   Vakalis, Konstantinos ^a   Moutzouri, Elisavet ^a   Miltiadous, George ^a   Michalis, Lampros K ^a   Siamopoulou Mavridou, Antigoni ^a   Elisaf, Moses ^a   Milionis, Haralampos J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Children; Endothelial dysfunction; Familial hypercholesterolemia; Flow mediated dilation; Intima media thickness

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN B; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL PARAMETERS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY PULSE; CAROTID FEMORAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FEMALE; FLOW MEDIATED DILATION; HUMAN; MALE; PREMATURITY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; GREECE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE II; MALE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROGNOSIS; PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN; VASCULAR STIFFNESS; VASODILATION;

EID: 84893637284     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: 14321971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-013-0742-0     Document Type: Article

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