the Family Heart Foundation (FHF) hosted their first-ever, Tweet-a-Thon on Tuesday, September 24th, 2013 for FH Awareness Day. Participants in the questions and answer Twitter stream, included Dr. Seth Baum from Preventive Cardiology Inc., Family Heart Foundation President/Founder, Katherine Wilemon, … Read More →
The first annual FH Summit “Awareness to Action” was held in Annapolis, Maryland on Sept 18th and 19th 2013.
In addition to government agencies, representatives from healthcare organizations, and industry, the Summit brought together academic experts on FH from across the US, Canada, South … Read More →
Every year, smoking, a sedentary lifestyle and diets that are seriously lacking in proper nutrition contribute to thousands of cases of heart disease, heart attacks, strokes, high cholesterol and ultimately, death. For many Americans, a conscious effort to change the behaviors that led to these health … Read More →
The numbers are terrifying. Each year, cardiovascular disease claims the lives of more than 800,000 Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control. This means that one third of the people who die each year in America, die from heart disease. Heart attacks alone are the cause of death for more … Read More →
I had the opportunity to meet a woman with Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) in South Florida last week. She was as bright and sunny as the state itself. I was in Boca Raton at the invitation of Dr. Seth Baum. I had the privilege to be a guest speaker during his grand rounds on FH. I also went to … Read More →
Being diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia may be distressing, but the earlier it is caught, the earlier treatment can begin in order to prevent further cardiovascular damage. Unfortunately, many individuals who have FH miss the early signs of heart disease because they don’t recognize … Read More →
The diagnosis of Familial Hypercholesterolemia is often a surprise to individuals who have otherwise had healthy lives, yet if these same people ask first degree relatives to undergo testing, they inevitably discover that at least one other individual in their family tree has the disease. Because FH … Read More →
FH: A common disorder, an uncommon diagnosisFamilial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) is more common than one might think, yet it often goes unnoticed or misdiagnosed. At least 1 in 500 people are affected by it, but most of them simply get told that they have high cholesterol, and need to manage their diet … Read More →
Treatment options for heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia usually involve a variety of treatments as well as vigilant changes in lifestyle, diet and exercise designed to minimize symptoms and delay the onset of coronary artery disease and other heart problems. Because only about one in five hundred … Read More →
On January 29th, 2013, Genzyme (a Sanofi company), and Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that after two years of patient clinical trials the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Kynamro ™ (generic name: mipomersen sodium) for the treatment of Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia, the … Read More →
