The prevalence of familial hypercholesterolemia in children from Timisoara.

Aim: Introduction: FH is one of the most frequent monogenic cholesterol disorders. It’s prevalence is not very well known, in adults variations between 1/200-1/137 individuals have been reported. Due to the persistent hypercholesterolemia, these patients are exposed to a high risk of developing early cardiovascular disease. Although cardiovascular events usualy occur in early adulthood, the atherosclerotic process starts asymptomaticaly in childhood.