Childhood Screening for Familial Hypercholesterolemia: JACC Review Topic of the Week
Authors' conclusion
Incorporating these concepts into existing evidence pathways allows the inclusion of surrogate clinical trial outcomes (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol reduction and atherosclerosis regression) and observational data on medication safety, strengthening the evidence for pediatric screening for FH.
Study context
- Population
- Children; screening for familial hypercholesterolemia (FH)
- Outcome
- Strength of evidence for pediatric FH screening
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Incorporating FH as a tier 1 genetic condition and LDL-C as causal for atherosclerosis and CHD allows inclusion of surrogate trial outcomes (LDL-C reduction, atherosclerosis regression) and observational medication-safety data, strengthening the evidence for pediatric FH screening
Original publication
Childhood Screening for Familial Hypercholesterolemia: JACC Review Topic of the Week. J Am Coll Cardiol. Published 10 October 2023. doi:10.
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