Article
Hemorheological changes in children with polygenic hypercholesterolemia.
Clinical hemorheology and microcirculation - 1 Nov 1998
Vayá A, Martínez M, Dalmau J, Aznar J
Abstract excerpt
In order to ascertain whether polygenic hypercholesterolemia (PH), the most common cause of small increases in plasma lipids during childhood, is associated with rheological alterations, we determined the hemorheological and lipid profile of 21 PH children (12 males, 9 females) and a well-matched...
Topics
- Apolipoproteins
- Blood Viscosity
- Carotid Arteries
- Carotid Stenosis
- Child
- Cholesterol
- Erythrocyte Aggregation
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Hemorheology
- Humans
- Hypercholesterolemia
- Lipids
- Male
- Stress, Mechanical
- Ultrasonography