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Purpose: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease begins in childhood. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has endorsed Guidelines for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Childhood and Adolescence. These guidelines recommend universal hyperlipidemia screening… Click to show full abstract
Purpose: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease begins in childhood. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has endorsed Guidelines for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Childhood and Adolescence. These guidelines recommend universal hyperlipidemia screening of children ages 9-11 years and again at ages 17-21 years. Despite screening guidelines, the AAP Periodic Survey of Fellows demonstrated less than half of pediatricians report adherence to these …
Keywords:
compliance dyslipidemia;
dyslipidemia screening;
cardiology;
guidelines outpatient;
screening guidelines;
improving compliance
Journal Title: Pediatrics
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Pediatrics
Year Published: 2019
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