Lipoprotein(a) prevalence trends in Portuguese children and adolescents: a real-world perspective
This study highlights the alarming prevalence of elevated Lp(a) levels in Portuguese pediatric patients who underwent serum Lp(a) testing due to lipid disorder screening, with >30% at intermediate/high CVD risk. As Lp(a) levels are mostly genetically determined and tend to persist into adulthood, these findings emphasize the importance of including Lp(a) screening in the cardiovascular risk assessment of children with CVD risk factors to enable timely prevention strategies for adultonset CVD.
Authors
- Mónica Tavares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0807-8120)
- Helena Ferreira Mansilha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8688-5169)
- José Carlos Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4820-5382)
- Miguel Mascarenhas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0340-0830)
- Ilza Ribeiro
- Sílvio M. Vieira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8036-4223)
- Isabel Palma
Institutions
- Hospital de Santo António (PT)
- Centro Hospitalar do Porto (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3345/cep.2025.00339
- Primary Topic
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00