Pediatric lipid screening

Catherine J. McNeal; Lisa Underland; Don P. Wilson; Piers R. Blackett

doi:10.2217/clp.13.42

Pediatric lipid screening

Catherine J. McNeal, Lisa Underland, Don P. Wilson, Piers R. Blackett

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Abstract

Primordial and primary prevention of premature cardiovascular disease has become an important focus of preventive healthcare in the pediatric population. The purpose of this review is to describe current guidelines for lipid screening in the USA and the rationale for the guidelines, including evolution of the guidelines, controversies regarding universal lipid screening, and differences between the pediatric and adult lipid screening guidelines.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	425-436
Number of pages	12
Journal	Clinical Lipidology
Volume	8
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2217/clp.13.42
State	Published - Aug 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

atherosclerosis
cardiovascular disease
dyslipidemia
guidelines
lipid
primary prevention
risk factor
youth

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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