Closing the Gap in Pediatric Lipid Screening
Should every child be screened for high cholesterol, and what happens afterward? Sadia Malik, M.D., Pediatric Cardiologist at Children's Health and Associate Professor at UT Southwestern, describes the LEAD Initiative and why guidelines recommend a universal lipid check around ages 9–11.
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