Follow-up study shows slowed arterial thickening and lower cardiovascular risk in familial hypercholesterolemia, indicating childhood statin initiation prevents adult vascular disease.
In this study, initiation of statin therapy during childhood in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia slowed the progression of carotid intima-media thickness and reduced the risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood. (Funded by the AMC Foundation.).
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