Should Lipoprotein(a) be Measured in Youth?

J Pediatr. 2021 Jan:228:285-289. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.08.042. Epub 2020 Aug 18.

Authors

Brenda Kohn¹, Ambika P Ashraf², Don P Wilson³

Affiliations

¹ Division Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, NY. Electronic address: Brenda.Kohn@nyulangone.org.
² Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
³ Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX.

PMID: 32822740
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.08.042

No abstract available

Keywords: Lp(a); cardiovascular disease; lipoprotein (a); risk-assessment; youth.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biomarkers / blood
Cardiovascular Diseases / blood*
Cardiovascular Diseases / diagnosis
Child
Humans
Lipoprotein(a) / blood*
Risk Assessment / methods*
Risk Factors

Substances

Biomarkers
Lipoprotein(a)