178 – Cholesterol in Kids: if you don't look for it, you won't find it

A new position statement for screening for high cholesterol in kids raises important questions of who, when, how, and why? Dr. Michael Khoury, author of the new statement, joins Chris to discuss why Canada needed new guidance and why cholesterol isn't just an old person's problem.

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References:

1. The position statement from the Canadian Pediatric Society: https://cps.ca/en/documents/position/lipid-disorders

2. 2017 survey of American pediatricians: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28209292/

3. 2020 survey of Canadian pediatricians: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0828282X20305146

4. 2019 Cochran review of statin therapy in children: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD006401.pub5/full

5. The 20 year follow-up study of the Netherlands cohort: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1816454