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screening for dyslipidemia (screening for hyperlipidemia)
Indications:
- adults, men >= 35 years & women >= 45 years at increased risk for cardiovascular disease [3]*
- evidence is insufficient to recommend lipid screening in persons < 20 years of age [2,3]
* previous recommendations for younger adults based on extrapolation from studies performed in older adults
Laboratory:
- fasting lipid panel every 5 years, eligible adults [1,3]
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lipid panel (fasting lipid panel, FLP)
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screening
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 14,
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2006
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
Draft Recommendation Statement. Dec 2015
Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening.
http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/draft-recommendation-statement170/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening1
- Chou R, Dana T, Blazina I et al
Screening for Dyslipidemia in Younger Adults: A Systematic
Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Ann Intern Med. Published online 9 August 2016
PMID: 27538032
http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2542527
- US Preventive Services Task Force
Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents.
US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.
JAMA. 2016;316(6):625-633
PMID: 27532917
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2542642
- Lozano P, Henrikson NB, Morrison CC et al
Lipid Screening in Childhood and Adolescence for Detection of
Multifactorial Dyslipidemia. Evidence Report and Systematic
Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force.
JAMA. 2016;316(6):634-644
PMID: 27532918
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2542640
- Lozano P, Henrikson NB, Dunn J et al
Lipid Screening in Childhood and Adolescence for Detection of
Familial Hypercholesterolemia. Evidence Report and Systematic
Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force.
JAMA. 2016;316(6):645-655
PMID: 27532919
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2542641
- Urbina EM, de Ferranti SD
Lipid Screening in Children and Adolescents
JAMA. 2016;316(6):589-591
PMID: 27532913
- US Preventive Services Task Force
Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents.
US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.
JAMA. 2023;330(3):253-260.
PMID: 37462699
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2807280
- Guirguis-Blake JM, Evans CV, Coppola EL et al
Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents. Updated Evidence Report
and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force.
JAMA. 2023;330(3):261-274
PMID: 37462700
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2807281