Overcoming the real and imagined barriers to cholesterol screening in pediatrics

The recent United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation statement declaring incomplete evidence for or against universal lipid screening in young people has highlighted both discordances with previously published multi-national and multi-society guidelines and evidence gaps related to lipid screening early in life.1 Conflicting recommendations add unnecessary challenges that delay incorporation of screening, identification, and treatment of young people with lipid disorders, particularly familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).
Source: Journal of Clinical Lipidology - Category: Lipidology Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research