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qualifyforintensificationoftreatmentatalowerLDL-Clevel.Cholesterolbindingresinsmayalsobeusedalthoughadherenceispoorduetolackof
palatability(grainypowders)orlargepillsrequiringmultipledosesinaday.162
Amodifiedversionoftheproposedtreatmentalgorithmforthetreatmentof
elevatedLDL-C,adaptedfromtheExpertPanelGuidelines,isshowninFig.
25.6.Ofnote,toconfirmelevatedfastinglipidlevels,twomeasurementsshould
betakenmorethan2weeksapartbutnomorethan3monthsapart.Statin
therapyshouldnotbeinitiateduntila6-monthtrialoflifestylemanagementhas
beenundertaken,assummarizedabove.Initiationthresholdsvarybasedonthe
presenceofmoderate-andhigh-levelriskfactors(Box25.1).Whilechildren
youngerthan10yearsoldshouldnottypicallybetreated,considerationmaybe
madeiftheyhaveasevereprimaryhyperlipidemia(e.g.,homozygousFHwith
LDL-C≥400mg/dL),averyhigh-riskfamilyhistory,high-riskconditions,or
multipleriskfactors.23ChildrenwithLDL-Clevelsof250mg/dLorhigheror
TGof500mg/dLorhighershouldbereferreddirectlytoalipidspecialist.Statin
therapyshouldbegivenoncedaily,atthelowestavailabledose.Currently,
choiceofstatinsisamatterofpreference.Atypicalinitialregimenmayinclude
5to10mgofatorvastatinoncedailyunlessthefamily/patientprefersadifferent
medication(e.g.,ifone/bothoftheparentsaretakingadifferentstatin).
FIG.25.6 Low-densitylipoproteincholesterol(LDL-C)treatment
algorithm.aUseofdrugtherapyistypicallylimitedtochildren>10years
withdefinedriskprofiles.bLifestylemodificationsincludemaintaining25%
to30%ofdailycaloriesfromfatwith<7%fromsaturatedfat,about10%
frommonosaturatedfat,and<200mg/dayofcholesterolwithanavoidance
oftransfatsasmuchaspossible.Supportiveactionsincludeadditionof
plantsterolestersand/orplantstanolesters,water-solublefiberpsyllium,
andphysicalactivity.cInachildwithLDL>190mg/dLandotherriskfactors,
lifestyleinterventionsmaybeabbreviated.FHx,Familyhistory;FLP,fasting
lipidprofile;HDL-C,high-densitylipoproteincholesterol.(Modifiedfrom
ExpertPanelonIntegratedGuidelinesforCardiovascularHealthandRisk