title: Evaluation of dyslipidemia in children.
abstract: Paying attention to cholesterol at a young age will prevent future atherosclerosis. Clinicians must teach parents that by making the necessary nutritional and lifestyle changes, they can prevent or lower their child's risk for heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes. Recognition of the occasional child with a genetic dyslipidemia will allow more aggressive lipid-lowering treatment at an age when atherosclerosis is first developing.
authors.affiliation: Nemours Cardiac Center, Wilmington, DE 19899, USA. fzappall@nemours.org
authors.forename: Frances R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Zappalla
mesh_terms: D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D008074:Lipoproteins