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Identifying Children At-Risk for Lipid Disorders
Children with dyslipidemia are likely to have lipid disorders as adults, but family history is not an effective screening method to identify the children who are candidates for testing. (Dyslipidemia is defined as fasting triglycerides >200 mg/dL and LDL-C >130 mg/dL.) . . .
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Long Q-T Syndrome (2007)
Prolonged Q-T syndrome is a hereditary cardiac disease that involves the heart's rhythm. Those with this syndrome are predisposed to ventricular tachy- arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. This study evaluated risk factors for cardiac arrest in patients with this syndrome. . . .
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Lipid Screening: 2 articles (2006)
Elevated lipid and blood pressure levels have been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. These levels track from childhood to adulthood, suggesting that if they are elevated during adolescence, there is an increased risk of adult disease. . . .
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Heart Disease Risk Among Youth with Diabetes (2006)
The only nationwide study to track the number of diabetes cases in youth also provides data on the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among these cases. The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study collects information from several sources to determine the prevalence and numbers of new cases of diabetes diagnosed , types of diagnosed diabetes, and related health information. . . .
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BP "Dip" Influences Kidney Disease Risk (2009)
High blood pressure increases the risk for kidney disease as a complication of type 1 diabetes. This study examined data to identify specific blood pressure regulation factors associated with microalbuminuria (marker for kidney disease). . . .
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Sudden Death in Young Athletes
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a cause of sudden death during physical exertion, in a youth with previously undiagnosed heart problems. This author feels there are several reasons why we must wonder whether hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the actual cause of sudden death: . . .
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Waist Size Predicts Metabolic Risk
This study sought to compare the use of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference in a group of adolescent females to assess which measure was more useful to predict young females' risk for metabolic syndrome. . . .
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