Table 5.

Recommended Surveillance for Individuals with Tangier Disease

System/ConcernEvaluationFrequency
Histiocytic Assessment for hepatosplenomegaly by physical exam & abdominal imaging modalitiesAt each visit
Neurologic Neurologic evalAnnually
Ophthalmologic Ophthalmologic eval
Cardiovascular Cardiovascular risk assessment, incl noninvasive assessment of atherosclerotic plaque burden 1Annually beginning in early adulthood
Hematologic Complete blood count w/differentialAs clinically indicated
1.

Duplex coronary ultrasonography (See Table 3.)

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