From: Cardiovascular risk in children: a burden for future generations
Children older than 2 years + 1 or more of the followings: |
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1. First-grade relatives (men < 55 years and women < 65 years) with previous MACEs; |
2. Parents with hypercholesterolemia (Total cholesterol ˃ 240 mg/dL); |
3. Parental/grandparental family history not known + 2 or more other risk factors for CAD (including hypertension, cigarette smoking, low HDL cholesterol, obesity, physical inactivity, and diabetes mellitus) |