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Tribute to Peter O. Kwiterovich Jr.

By Roger S. Blumenthal, MD; and Michael Miller, MD The field of preventive cardiology lost one of its great investigators, clinicians and mentors with the passing of Peter O. Kwiterovich Jr., MD, on Aug. 15. He died after a long battle with metastatic prostate cancer at age 74 years.... more

Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns 25 Year Update for Pediatric Metabolic Syndrome

Read the article about "Youth Overweight and Metabolic Disturbances in Predicting Carotid Intima-Media Thickness, Type 2 Diabetes, and Metabolic Syndrome in Adulthood: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study". Authors inlcude: Juha Koskinen, Costan G. Magnussen, Matthew A. Sabin, Mika Kähönen... more

Familial hypercholesterolaemia in children and adolescents: gaining decades of life by optimizing detection and treatment

On his 10th birthday, a boy whose father died exactly 1 year ago aged 30 years, comes to consult you with his mother. The mother is worried that her son will have the same fate, because he also has bad cholesterol. What is your approach in this case? Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a... more