Lipid profile in children with coronary artery disease in Sindh,Pakistan
Lipid profile in children with coronary artery disease in Sindh,Pakistan作者机构:Medical Research CenterLiaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Faculty of PharmacyUniversity of Sindh Department of Community Medicine and Public HealthLiaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences
出 版 物:《World Journal of Cardiology》 (世界心脏病学杂志(英文版)(电子版))
年 卷 期:2014年第6卷第7期
页 面:671-674页
学科分类:1002[医学-临床医学] 100202[医学-儿科学] 10[医学]
基 金:Supported by Financial help and remarkable support from MRC LUMHS Jamshoro Pakistan
主 题:Serum Lipid profile Coronary artery disease Children Sindh
摘 要:AIM:To evaluate lipid profile in children with coronary artery disease(CAD)in Hyderabad,Sindh,***:The study included 100 children(6-15years),of which 43 were children of young parents(one or both)with recognized CAD,while the other 57 were children with no evidence of CAD(controls).All were evaluated for fasting blood lipid *** samples were collected from patients with CAD and healthy controls and analysis of the levels of lipid profile were carried out using a kit method on Microlab ***:Children with CAD had significantly higher levels of total serum cholesterol and triglycerides and decreased levels of high density lipoprotein and low density lipoprotein compared to children in the control *** and diastolic blood pressures were significantly higher,without any significant ***:CAD risk factors are significant regarding abnormal lipid *** tendency seems to be important in the development of CAD in children.