Why the study?
Does familial hypercholesterolaemia increase carotid intima-media thickness in young patients compared to healthy controls?
Population
56 subjects: 28 young patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia and 28 sex and age matched…
Design
Case-control
Authors
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May signal early atherosclerosis in young FH; leaves open prognostic value and need for prospective validation.
Does familial hypercholesterolaemia increase carotid intima-media thickness in young patients compared to healthy controls?
Young patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia have significantly increased carotid intima-media thickness compared to healthy controls, indicating early atherosclerotic changes.
Lavrenc̆ic̆ et al. (1996) studied this question.
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