FH Foundation Initiative Helps “FIND FH”
Officially launched in January 2014 by the FH Foundation, FIND FH® is a specific data mining initiative that uses multiple types of healthcare datasets to identify probable individuals with familial hypercholesterolemia, or FH, and provides a resource for healthcare professionals to encourage screening. The initiative consists of three elements, the first of which is a […]
Familial Hypercholesterolemia Awareness Day is September 24, 2015
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) affects up to 1.3 million people in the United States, of whom 90% have not been properly diagnosed or treated. Many individuals with FH have no visible symptoms, and untreated, are at an excessively high risk of having an early heart attack—20 times higher. Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial to change […]
Familial Hypercholesterolemia Awareness Day is Today
One Minute, One Family It takes just 1 minute to share vital information that might save a family from early CVD. “I first found out I had high cholesterol when I was in high school. Without having a name for it, I knew that it was something that I had inherited from my father’s side […]
