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Familial hypercholesterolaemiaFamilial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a genetic condition where your liver cannot process cholesterol properly, causing high cholesterol levels. Read about causes, diagnosis and treatment.
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Cascade testing for familial hypercholesterolaemia
Our work to help diagnose, treat and track familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) through families saves the lives of people who don’t know they need saving.
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Living with familial hypercholesterolaemia
We meet a family whose lives have been changed by the diagnosis of a genetic condition, and speak to the nurses helping to support them and others like them.
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Focus on: Familial hypercholesterolaemia
Anyone can develop high cholesterol as they age, but FH is a genetic condition, passed on to you by one of your parents. Professor Steve Humphries explains in this article
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PUBLICATION
Delivery of familial hypercholesterolaemia services: identifying enablers and barriersBooklet
An independent evaluation commissioned by the BHF to gather evidence from key stakeholders involved in delivering, planning and commissioning FH services.
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Inherited high cholesterol: earlier diagnosis and better treatment
Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a genetic condition that causes exceptionally high levels of cholesterol, often leading to a heart attack or stroke at a young age unless it is treated. We’ve funded research that helped identify the genetic faults causing FH and developed a test to spot them.
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"Three of my brothers died young from heart attacks"
Wendy Cook was diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolaemia after losing her brothers. She explains how statins have given her a future, while cholesterol tests help her family.
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RESEARCH
The role of cardiac myosin binding protein-C in familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathyUniversity of Leeds | Professor John A Trinick
Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a devastating inherited form of heart disease. In the young, it can lead to sudden death. Professor John Trinick from the University of Leeds has been awarded a 3-year research grant of £180,000 to st...
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PUBLICATION
Cascade Testing Services for Familial HypercholesterolemiaBooklet, 4 pages, published on 03/11/2014
How improving services to identify, diagnose, risk stratify and optimally manage people with FH and their families can improve patient outcomes.
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