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Review
. 2024 Mar;76 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S104-S107.
doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2023.11.269. Epub 2024 Apr 8.

Pediatric hyperlipidemia

Ankit Garg  1 , S Radhakrishnan  2
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Review

Pediatric hyperlipidemia

Ankit Garg et al. Indian Heart J. 2024 Mar.

Abstract

The leading cause of mortality worldwide is atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Atherosclerotic plaques are well known to originate early in the childhood. Identifying hyperlipidemia in early childhood creates an opportunity to prevent major cardiovascular events in adults. Children with identified risk factors are at an increased risk of developing cardiovascular incidents in later life. This article emphasizes the diagnosis and management of pediatric hyperlipidemia with reference to the recent guidelines. In terms of etiology pediatric hyperlipidemia are divided into primary and secondary causes. The mainstay of management includes high-risk target screening, early risk factor identification and lifestyle modifications in vulnerable population. Drug therapy is recommended in primary hyperlipidemia and in children with no response to lifestyle changes.

Keywords: Cardiovascular diseases; Dyslipidemia; Hyperlipidemia; Pediatric; Pharmacotherapy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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