Selected risk factors for atherosclerosis in children and their parents with positive family history of premature cardiovascular diseases: a prospective study

Abstract Background The aim of the study was to evaluate serum parameters of lipid metabolism, homocysteine, soluble adhesion molecules and common carotid artery wall thickness in children from families with early symptoms of atherosclerosis. Methods The first stage included 137 pairs of mothers and...

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Main Authors: Elzbieta Pac-Kozuchowska, Paulina Krawiec, Ewelina Grywalska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-018-1102-2