Angeline D. Opina, Constance Cephus, Yunfei Wang, Samuel Younan, Douglas Moodie
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.13, No.2, pp. 327-333, 2018, DOI:10.1111/chd.12580
Abstract Objective: Studies have shown improvement in lipid levels after institution of lifestyle changes in
children enrolled in closely monitored programs. There programs are difficult to mimic in real world
clinics. We aim to determine if diet and exercise result in improvement in lipid levels in patients
seen in a designated lipid clinic in a real life setting.
Design: Retrospective review of patients followed for dyslipidemia at the Texas Children’s Hospital Lipid Clinic from May 1, 2012 to May 1, 2015. Patients included were seen more than once,
had repeat lipid testing, and abnormal baseline lipid levels. Multivariate… More >