Effectiveness and Safety of Statin Therapy in Children: A Real-World Clinical Practice Experience

BackgroundStatin use for hypercholesterolemia in children is predominantly reported from short-term clinical trials. In this study, we assess the efficacy and safety of statin treatment in clinical pediatric practice.MethodsRecords of all patients who began statin treatment at age <18 years and remained on statins for >6 months from 5 pediatric lipid clinics were reviewed. Information at baseline and from all clinic evaluations after statin...