THE ROLE OF LIPOPROTEIN(A) IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

Alina-Costina Luca and Andreea Simona Holoc
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Alina-Costina Luca: Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Andreea Simona Holoc: St. Mary Emergency Hospital for Children

SEA - Practical Application of Science, 2016, issue 11, 229-232

Abstract: Lipoprotein(a) is an independent and genetically predominant factor in determining cardiovascular diseases in children and adolescents, given that diet and lipid-lowering agents have no impact on Lp(a) serum levels. Many studies in the literature highlight the atherogenic and prothrombotic potential of lipoprotein(a) in children with a family history of cardiovascular disease and hypercholesterolemia, causing coronary vascular disease, cerebral accident and peripheral arterial diseases. Given this potential, lipoprotein(a) dosage can be involved in the prevention and reduction of cardiovascular risk factors in childhood and adolescence, thus reducing morbidity and mortality.

Keywords: Lipoprotein(a); Prevention; Risk factors; Cardiovascular diseases; Adolescents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I10 I13 I19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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