Is lipoprotein(a) measurement important for cardiovascular risk stratification in children and adolescents?
In our population more than one out of five children had elevated Lp(a) values, and in about 17% of children elevated Lp(a) values were present in the absence of increased LDL cholesterol. Our results suggest that Lp(a) measurement can be useful to better define the cardiovascular risk profile in children and adolescents already followed for the presence of other cardiovascular risk factors such as elevated BP, excess body weight and high LDL cholesterol.
Authors
- Gianfranco Parati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9402-7439)
- Marco Giussani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0360-0058)
- Claudia Colombrita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6567-8910)
- Ilenia Patti
- Erminio Torresani
- Ilaria Bulgarelli
- Elena Tassistro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5166-7305)
- Giulia Lieti
- Laura Antolini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1040-4191)
- Antonina Orlando
- Simonetta Genovesi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4699-4149)
Institutions
- Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo (IT)
- IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano (IT)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- University of Milano-Bicocca (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-024-01732-8
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72
Funders
- Ministero della Salute