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Dyslipidemia and cardiovascular changes in children
Pires, Antónioa; Sena, Cristinab; Seiça, Raquelb
Current Opinion in Cardiology: January 2016 - Volume 31 - Issue 1 - p 95–100
doi: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000000249
PEDIATRICS: Edited by James C. Huhta
Purpose of review In this review, we firstly highlight the role of dyslipidemia as a trigger in the initiation and progression of endothelial dysfunction, considered the earliest atherosclerotic lesion and patent in children with risk factors.
In this context, we also revise methods that reflect the impact of endothelial dysfunction not only on arterial stiffness but also on cardiovascular morphology, namely, the common carotid intima-media thickness and the ventricular geometry.
Recent findings In view of its atherogenic burden, the most widely studied lipoprotein has been low density lipoprotein cholesterol. However, the smaller, denser, low density lipoprotein cholesterol particles, the nonhigh density lipoprotein cholesterol fraction, appear to be more atherogenic and a more sensitive cardiovascular risk marker. Studies have shown that in children, atherogenic lipids have also been linked to cardiovascular morphological changes, such as the common carotid intima-media thickness and the ventricular geometry, both independent cardiovascular risk markers.
Summary In infancy, atherosclerosis is a preclinical disorder in which dyslipidemia plays a crucial role. Due to its impact on cardiovascular structures, potentially reversible during childhood, dyslipidemia ought to be managed aggressively to prevent further disease progression that will ultimately culminate in cardiac disease, a leading cause of mortality in adults.
aHospital Pediátrico, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra
bInstituto Biomédico de Investigação de Luz e Imagem (IBILI), Faculdade de Medicina, Laboratório de Fisiologia, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Correspondence to António Pires, Hospital Pediátrico, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, R. Dr. Afonso Romão, 3030, Coimbra, Portugal. Tel: +00351 963825877; e-mail: pires1961@gmail.com
Current Opinion in Cardiology31(1):95-100, January 2016.
children, common carotid intima-media thickness, dyslipidemia, endothelial dysfunction, ventricular geometry
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