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. 2021 Apr 20:8:657719.
doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.657719. eCollection 2021.

Hospitalized Children With Familial Hypercholesterolemia and COVID-19: A Case for Preventive Anticoagulation

Alpo Vuorio  1   2 , Frederick Raal  3 , Petri T Kovanen  4
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Hospitalized Children With Familial Hypercholesterolemia and COVID-19: A Case for Preventive Anticoagulation

Alpo Vuorio et al. Front Cardiovasc Med. .
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Keywords: COVID-19; D-dimer; anticoagulation; endotheliitis; familial hypercholesterolemia.

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Conflict of interest statement

PK has received consultancy fees, lecture honoraria and/or travel fees from Amgen, Novartis, Raisio Group, and Sanofi. FR has received research grants, honoraria, or consulting fees for professional input and/or delivered lectures from Sanofi, Regeneron, Amgen, and Novartis. The remaining author declares that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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