Screening for Hypercholesterolemia in Children: What Strategies Can Be Employed

AbstractPurpose of ReviewFamilial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an important, treatable cause of elevated LDL cholesterol that can be remediated to lower risk of premature coronary artery disease.Recent FindingsStrategies for identification include universal screening, cascade screening of relatives of persons found with either early cardiovascular disease (CVD) or LDL-C consistent with FH, and big data approaches to identify persons with high cholesterol and premature CVD.SummaryUniversal screening of children is advocated to find FH at an early age with still asymptomatic parents and negative family history.
Source: Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research