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Statin Therapy for Children

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This feature about a 10-year-old boy with elevated BMI, lipid levels, and blood pressure offers a case vignette accompanied by two essays, one supporting initiation of statin therapy and the other recommending no statin therapy.

Source: New England Journal of Medicine

DOI: 10.1056/nejmclde2414458

Authors: Harleen K. Marwah, Ilse K. Luirink, Michele Mietus-Snyder

Institutions: Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Children's National, George Washington University

Language: English

Topic: Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4412608279

FWCI: 0.892

Cites: 12

Cited by: 1

Related to: 10