Monitoring the Effects of Hypolipidemic Treatment in Children with Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Poland

Autor: Agnieszka Mickiewicz, Anna Wołoszyn-Durkiewicz, Joanna Bautembach-Minkowska, Mieczysław Walczak, Dominik Świętoń, Magdalena Chmara, Andrzej Rynkiewicz, Marcin Gruchała, Matylda Hennig, Bartosz Wasąg, Janusz Limon, Małgorzata Myśliwiec, Agnieszka Brandt-Varma, Marta Buraczewska
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Life
Volume 10
Issue 11
Life, Vol 10, Iss 270, p 270 (2020)
ISSN: 2075-1729
DOI: 10.3390/life10110270
Popis: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is the most common monogenic autosomal dominant disorder. FH results in an increased cardiovascular mortality rate. However, cardiovascular risk control factors enable the avoidance of approximately 80% of strokes and cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, early detection and implementation of lipid-lowering treatment is essential. In the present study, 57 pediatric patients aged 9.57 ±
3.26 years with FH were enrolled in the study. Researchers checked the lipid profile and performed the ultrasound imaging including intima-media thickness (IMT) measurement and echo (e)-tracking in the study group. Patients were treated with a low-cholesterol diet solely or along with pharmacological treatment with statins. Subsequently, patients were monitored for 12 months. The positive results of dietary treatment were observed in 40 patients. The efficacy of 12 months of nutritional therapy along with pharmacological treatment was reported in 27 patients. We observed a significant decrease in the carotid beta index stiffness and an insignificant decrease in the IMT in the group of patients treated with statins. The obtained data show that statin therapy in children with FH allow for the reduction of the degree of atherosclerotic vessel changes.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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