Lipid Luminations

Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Children

09.28.2010 - By ReachMDPlay

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Guest: Samuel Gidding, MD

Host: Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA

What age does atherosclerosis and increased risk of heart attacks begin? Can children be at risk, and under what conditions should children's cholesterol levels be checked? Host Dr. Alan Brown discusses lipids in pediatric patients with Dr. Sam Gidding, of the Nemours Cardiac Center at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware, and professor of pediatrics at the Jefferson Medical College.   Brought to you by:  

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