What are some treatment options for hypercholesterolemia in children and adolescents?
Treatment options for hypercholesterolemia in children and adolescents include dietary counseling, ezetimibe monotherapy, nutrition education, and colesevelam. Other potential treatments include child-parent screening for familial hypercholesterolemia, universal and targeted blood cholesterol screening, and measurement of apolipoproteins in capillary blood. Routine cholesterol surveillance may also be recommended.