FIND FH® Makes Identifying and Diagnosing Individuals at Genetic Risk for Early Heart Attacks and Stroke Possible
FH Foundation Study Published Online in The Lancet Digital Health and Presented at FH Global Summit
On October 21, 2019 the FH Foundation announced that a … Read More
Familial Hypercholesterolemia Global Impact
In 1998, the World Health Organization (WHO) and several members of the international FH Community published the WHO Report on Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH). This prescient document included 11 recommendations to address the large gaps in diagnosis and … Read More
Florida State Governor and Miami Dade County Issued Proclamations in Recognition of September 24 as FH Awareness Day
MIAMI (September 26, 2019) – More than 100 VIPS gathered to acknowledge Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) day on September 24th at the St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort for a panel … Read More
Individuals with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) were able to lower their cholesterol under FH specialty care, but many are still not meeting LDL-cholesterol targets, according to the FH Foundation’s CASCADE FH® Registry. In new research published in the October issue of Atherosclerosis, 52 … Read More
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic wanted to know if Twitter could help build awareness of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). The answer was an emphatic yes. In their article published in leading cardiovascular journal, Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine, the team compared activity on social … Read More
New research from the FH Foundation highlights that individuals at high risk for cardiovascular events, including those with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) or atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), experienced more heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular events when they were … Read More
On May 7, 2019 FH Advocate, April Donelson, chose to spend her birthday on Capitol Hill, advocating to make familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) a public health priority with Florida and Texas Congressional leaders. April shared “Ryan’s story” to make sure everyone understands the importance … Read More
Looking back, it was a sunny day in July that would change my family’s lives forever. My Dad had just returned to the house after going for a walk. His face appeared pale, and he could not seem to catch his breath. He had slight chest pains and mild back pains. My mom thought it would be … Read More
Affordable prescription drugs are necessary so individuals can benefit from advances in medicine to treat conditions such as familial hypercholesterolemia. Medical research and innovation make it possible to actually prevent or delay heart disease in people born with FH. All it takes is early diagnosis … Read More
Finding every individual with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH)
The U.S. healthcare system is failing to screen for and diagnose individuals with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). In fact, 9 out of 10 individuals born with FH today are undiagnosed, putting them and their families at grave … Read More