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What Is Familial Hypercholesterolemia?
FH is short for Familial Hypercholesterolemia. It is an inherited disorder that leads to aggressive and premature cardiovascular disease. This includes problems like heart attacks, strokes, and even narrowing of our heart valves. For individuals with FH, although diet and lifestyle are important, they are not the cause of high LDL. In FH patients, genetic mutations make the liver incapable of metabolizing (or removing) excess LDL. The result is very high LDL levels which can lead to premature cardiovascular disease (CVD)
Familial hypercholesterolemia can be screened for with blood tests and family history.
Cholesterol Connect™ offers you a screening that can guide you and your family to a heart healthy future.
Ways To Give
When you give to the Family Heart Foundation, you invest in efforts that support individuals and their families throughout their FH and high Lp(a) journey, you raise awareness so that those undiagnosed have a better chance of learning that they have the condition. If you have questions or need information about ways to get involved, please call us at (844) 434-6334, reach out through our Care Navigation Center or you can send a check to:
Family Heart Foundation
5548 First Coast Hwy, Suite 204
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034