The ROAR trial tested the hypothesis that returning familial hypercholesterolemia-associated genetic results leads to improved clinical management and outcomes in the VA system. The result was a ...
A new study published in JAMA Cardiology shows familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) can be detected in newborns using a dried blood spot, a test used for other types of genetic screening in infants. The ...
In the United States, one in every 250 people has inherited a genetic variant that leads to dangerously high cholesterol levels from birth. If high cholesterol isn't lowered early, people with this ...
Millions of different genes play a role in cholesterol levels. Most of those genetic variants have just a small impact. However, about 1 in 250 people have gene mutations that cause a severe form of ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 69-year-old woman who was diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). I used statins for over a decade but developed vulvar lichen sclerosus (LS), which only went away ...
On day 1 of the Family Heart Global Summit, speakers highlighted the critical need for awareness, early diagnosis, and innovative treatment options for familial hypercholesterolemia, sharing ...
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Family Heart Foundation, a leading research and advocacy organization, announced the online publication of recommendations from a multidisciplinary panel in the Journal ...
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 69-year-old woman who was diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). I used statins for over a decade but developed vulvar lichen sclerosus (LS), which only went away ...