Atherosclerosis may be stopped if lipid screening and dyslipidemia intervention begin in adolescence. Lowering cholesterol in young adulthood may be too late and ineffective in stopping atherosclerosis progression.

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https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/971355

https://www.atherosclerosis-journal.com/article/S0021-9150(22)01518-0/fulltext