Should children with type 1 diabetes really receive statin treatment using the same criteria as for children with familial hypercholesterolaemia?

Diabetologia. 2024 May;67(5):952-953. doi: 10.1007/s00125-024-06115-6. Epub 2024 Feb 26.
No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiovascular risk; Lipids; Statins; Type 1 diabetes.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Anticholesteremic Agents*
  • Child
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1* / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors* / therapeutic use
  • Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II* / drug therapy

Substances

  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
  • Anticholesteremic Agents