Dietary intervention for children and adolescents with familial hypercholesterolaemia

• Main Authors: Maria Elena Capra (Author), Giacomo Biasucci (Author), Elisa Crivellaro (Author), Giuseppe Banderali (Author), Cristina Pederiva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a frequent genetic disorder characterised by high plasma levels of total and LDL-cholesterol and premature atherosclerosis. If left untreated, affected subjects have a high risk of cardiovascular disease, as they are exposed to very high levels of LDL-...