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Review
. 2012 Sep;21(9):543-50.
doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.04.010. Epub 2012 May 25.

A new model of care for familial hypercholesterolaemia: what is the role of cardiology?

Gerald F Watts  1 , David R Sullivan, Frank M van Bockxmeer, Nicola Poplawski, Ian Hamilton-Craig, Peter M Clifton, Richard C O'Brien, Warrick Bishop, Peter M George, Christopher Semsarian, Andrew Tonkin; Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Australasia Network
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A new model of care for familial hypercholesterolaemia: what is the role of cardiology?

Gerald F Watts et al. Heart Lung Circ. 2012 Sep.

Abstract

Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a co-dominantly inherited disorder that causes marked elevation in plasma cholesterol and premature coronary heart disease. There are at least 45,000 people with FH in Australia and New Zealand, but most remain undiagnosed and undertreated. To bridge this gap in coronary prevention the FH Australasia Network has developed a model of care for FH. We present the executive summary, with a commentary contrasting the recommendations with other international guidelines and highlighting the role of the cardiologist.

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