ABSTRACT
We evaluated determinants of serum lipid and lipoprotein concentrations in 3,106 schoolchildren who participated in a community survey. We administered a brief questionnaire and measured height, weight, and fasting serum lipid concentrations. Family history of hypercholesterolemia and body mass index were strong determinants of lipid and lipoprotein levels. Results for specific foods were not always what would have been expected based on their contents of saturated fatty acids and cholesterol. Our findings point to the need for more detailed studies of the effects of specific foods, especially cheeses, milk, and whole grain bread, on the entire lipoprotein profile of children.
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Cholesterol/blood , Lipoproteins/analysis , Triglycerides/blood , Adolescent , Age Factors , Anthropometry , Child , Child, Preschool , Cholesterol, HDL/blood , Cholesterol, LDL/blood , Data Collection , Female , Humans , Male , Nutrition Surveys , Regression Analysis , Risk Factors , Sex FactorsSubject(s)
Aortic Valve Stenosis/therapy , Catheterization , Aortic Valve Stenosis/congenital , Child , Humans , MaleSubject(s)
Angioplasty, Balloon/methods , Pulmonary Valve Stenosis/therapy , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Pulmonary Valve Stenosis/congenitalABSTRACT
Tandem coarctations of the thoracic and abdominal aorta with an intervening segment of hypoplastic thoracic aorta were discovered unexpectedly in a 14-year-old boy brought to the emergency room for a displaced fracture of the radius. After the fracture healed, the boy's potentially dangerous anomalies were treated successfully with a unilateral axillofemoral prosthetic graft. This has remained patent for 42 months, and the boy has done well.
