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.

On March 12, 2025, Galina Konstantinovna Barkun, the Associate Professor of the Department of Pediatrics № 2 with a course of FAT and PR, gave a lecture “Familial hypercholesterolemia in children” for doctors of the “Vitebsk Regional Children's Clinical Center”, the students of pediatrics, medical faculty and FOST. 

The Associate Professor Barkun G.K. paid attention to the clinical picture, biomarkers of pathology, issues of diagnostics and treatment of hypercholesterolemia among the pediatric population. The lecture was listened to with interest by those present.