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Lecture “Familial hypercholesterolemia in children” for doctors of Vitebsk Regional Children's Clinical Center, advanced training course participants and students of VSMU
Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of disability and mortality worldwide. The rate of cardiovascular mortality is steadily increasing even against the background of large-scale preventive measures. Familial hypercholesterolemia is the most common genetically determined disorder of lipid metabolism, which is the main cause of development and progression of circulatory diseases. Worldwide, there are 6.8-8.5 million children with this primary dyslipidemia.