ALLMedicine™ Familial Hypercholesterolemia Center

Sep 26th, 2021 - Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder of lipoprotein metabolism that leads to an increased risk of developing atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease. Hypercholesterolemia in pediatric patients is typical...

Sep 22nd, 2021 - Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disease associated with an important risk of premature and recurrent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Red blood cell (RBC) parameters such as cell count and hematocrit (HCT) have previ...

Sep 17th, 2021 - Genetic testing can provide a definitive diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). However, accessibility of genetic testing may be limited in certain countries where it is not considered "standard of care," including Japan. In addition, mu...

Sep 17th, 2021 - Familial hypercholesterolemia, a common genetic metabolic disorder characterized by high cholesterol levels, is involved in the development of atherosclerosis and other preventable diseases. Familial hypercholesterolemia can also cause tendinous a...

Sep 15th, 2021 - Women with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) are recommended to initiate statin treatment at the same age as men (from 8 to 10 years of age). However, statins are contraindicated when pregnancy is planned, during pregnancy and breast...

Dec 12th, 2018 - Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is the most common monogenic disorder causing premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. It affects 1 in 250 individuals worldwide, and of the approximately 145,000 Canadians estimated to have FH, most are...

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Jul 21st, 2021 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New data from the International Childhood Cardiovascular Cohort (i3C) consortium shed light on trajectories of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in childhood and on the possible prevalence of heterozygous fami...

Jun 18th, 2021 - Patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), particularly those with heterozygous FH, see their low-density-lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels slashed with evolocumab (Repatha) and maintained out to 2 years, suggests data from the HEYMANS r...

May 31st, 2021 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Two-thirds of cases of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) would be missed by relying on array-based genetic tests that screen for only a limited number of variants, according to a new study. "Negative findings on a limi...

Apr 21st, 2021 - This transcript has been edited for clarity. Hi. I'm Seth Baum, a preventive cardiologist and clinical lipidologist in Boca Raton, Florida. I'm also the past president of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology and on the faculty at the Flo...

Apr 21st, 2021 - This transcript has been edited for clarity. Hi. I'm Seth Baum, a preventive cardiologist and clinical lipidologist in Boca Raton, Florida. I'm also the past president of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology and on the faculty at the Flo...