
USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents
JAMA Clinical Reviews
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The Role of Lipid Disorders in Childhood in Premature Cardiovascular Events
We do not have any evidence showing that screening in the general pediatric patient translates into reduce or prevent premature cardiovascular event in adulthood. The link between adult hypopidemia and adulthood premature cardiovascular event or death has been well established. But what we're talking about here is a screening the general pediatric population who are younger than 20 years old. It will do screen the general population. We're talking about general mass screening, whether they're transferred into benefits into adulthood. That's unknown at this point. And it will take many years for follow-up, if you can imagine.
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