Lipoprotein (a) and cardiovascular risk factors in children and adolescents

• Main Authors: Ástrid Camêlo Palmeira (Author), Adriana Amorim de F. Leal (Author), Nathaly de Medeiros N. Ramos (Author), José de Alencar F. Neto (Author), Mônica Oliveira da S. Simões (Author), Carla Campos M. Medeiros (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: To review the relationship between lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in children and adolescents. DATA SOURCES: This systematic review included studies from 2001 to 2011, a ten-year time period. Epidemiological studies with children and/or ado...