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Jessica Rodenburg

Researcher at University of Amsterdam

Publications -  18
Citations -  1713

Jessica Rodenburg is an academic researcher from University of Amsterdam. The author has contributed to research in topics: Familial hypercholesterolemia & Pravastatin. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 18 publications receiving 1614 citations. Previous affiliations of Jessica Rodenburg include Erasmus University Rotterdam.

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Efficacy and safety of statin therapy in Children with familial hypercholesterolemia: A randomized controlled trial

TL;DR: Two years of pravastatin therapy induced a significant regression of carotid atherosclerosis in children with familial hypercholesterolemia, with no adverse effects on growth, sexual maturation, hormone levels, or liver or muscle tissue.
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Arterial intima-media thickness in children heterozygous for familial hypercholesterolaemia

TL;DR: Findings on multivariate analysis showed LDL cholesterol, age, and sex to be strong and independent predictors of intima-media thickness of heterozygous children with familial hypercholesterolaemia.
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Statin Treatment in Children With Familial Hypercholesterolemia. The Younger, the Better

TL;DR: It is shown for the first time that early initiation of statin therapy in children with familial hypercholesterolemia might be beneficial in the prevention of atherosclerosis in adolescence.
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Family History and Cardiovascular Risk in Familial Hypercholesterolemia. Data in More Than 1000 Children

TL;DR: In FH families, HDL-C levels allow accurate diagnosis of FH in childhood and increased LDL-C and lipoprotein(a) and decreased HDL- C levels in children identify FH kindreds with the highest CVD risk.