title: Referral Patterns and Cascade Screening for Familial Hypercholesterolemia in a Pediatric Lipid Clinic.
abstract: Charts of 42 children with familial hypercholesterolemia from a dyslipidemia clinic were reviewed for initial cholesterol screen indication and cascade screening results. Indications were universal screening (8/28 after guideline release, none before), family history (26/42), risk factor (5/42), and other (3/42). Cascade screening identified 63 relatives with unknown familial hypercholesterolemia.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO.
authors: Hilary
authors: H
authors: Stempel
authors: Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI.
authors: Ann
authors: A
authors: Dodge
authors: Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI.
authors: Erin
authors: E
authors: Marriott
authors: Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI. Electronic address: apeterson@pediatrics.wisc.edu.
authors: Amy L
authors: AL
authors: Peterson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids
keywords: cascade; familial hypercholesterolemia; pediatric; preventative cardiology; universal lipid screening