Familial hypercholesterolaemia in children and adolescents: gaining decades of life by optimizing detection and treatment

Wiegman, Albert; S. Gidding, Samuel; F. Watts, Gerald; John Chapman, M.; N. Ginsberg, Henry; Cuchel, Marina; Ose, Leiv; Averna, Maurizio; Boileau, Cathérine; Borén, Jan; Bruckert, Éric; L. Catapano, Alberico; C. Defesche, Joep; Descamps, Olivier; A. Hegele, Robert; Kees Hovingh, G.; E. Humphries, Steve; T. Kovanen, Petri; Albert Kuivenhoven, Jan; Masana, L.; G. Nordestgaard, Børge; Pajukanta, Päivi; G. Parhofer, Klaus; J. Raal, Frederick; K. Ray, Kausik; D. Santos, Raúl; F. H. Stalenhoef, Anton; Steinhagen- Thiessen, Elisabeth; S.G. Stroes, Erik; Taskinen, Marja‐Riitta; Tybjærg‐Hansen, Anne; Wiklund, Olov

doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehv157

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Familial hypercholesterolaemia in children and adolescents: gaining decades of life by optimizing detection and treatment

Published in European Heart Journal • May 25, 2015

Authors:

Albert Wiegman

Samuel S. Gidding

Gerald F. Watts

Abstract

Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a common genetic cause of premature coronary heart disease (CHD). Globally, one baby is born with FH every minute. If diagnosed and treated early in childhood, individuals with FH can have normal life expectancy. This consensus paper aims to improve awareness o...

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Medicine

Familial hypercholesterolemia

Family history

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