HYPERLIPEMIA AMONG 1 407 DANISH CHILDREN WHOSE FATHERS HAVE DIED FROM ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE BEFORE AGE 45

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Abstract
Children (1407) whose fathers died from ischemic heart disease before age 45 were investigated. Of these, 15% had hypercholesterolemia and 8% hypertriglyceridemia at visit 1. At visit 2 and 3 this number of children with hyperlipemia fell to a minimum of 3 and 1.4%, respectively, which is .apprx. 10 times higher than in a reference population. Of the children, 1.8% had familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) which is 10-15 times higher than in a reference population. Serum lipids should always be measured in children from such coronary heart risk families, and a decision made whether or not their permanent hyperlipemia should be treated.