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Challenges of FH
Challenges of FH
Better detection and improving care
The Dutch promise

Recent research has highlighted the serious clinical consequences of familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) for cardiovascular (CV) risk in thousands of people - many of whom are unaware of their condition.

A recent European survey (EUROASPIRE IV) of secondary prevention patients showed that 8.3% of those who had experienced a heart attack were suffering from FH.

In younger patients (<50 years) FH was believed to occur in one in five heart attack victims.

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Dutch experience
Improving detection and care

In Europe, The Netherlands has proved that a concerted and integrated effort delivers effective detection of families at risk through cascade screening which combined with early treatment significantly improves the prognosis of people with FH.

Dr Peter Lansberg, founder and former Director of the Dutch National FH Cascade Screening Programme, discusses the Dutch experience.

He emphasises the importance of gaining the active participation of patient advocacy organisations and government.

Dr Peter Lansberg
Department of Vascular Medicine
Academic Medical Center
Amsterdam

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Start treatment early: Maximise benefit

FH is the most common inherited disease in the world - affecting about 30 million people globally - of whom only about 1% have been diagnosed.

Therefore, it is critically important there is a global effort to start treatment early to prevent children ever developing atherosclerosis.

This strategy could “virtually eliminate” heart attacks in this population, according to Professor Frederick Raal of the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

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PCSK9 inhibitors and new onset diabetes - Reassuring evidence

Reassuring data have been released suggesting that PCSK9 inhibition does not increase the risk of new onset diabetes in statin treated patients.

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Plasma PCSK9 levels not associated with metabolic risk

While elevated PCSK9 levels are not associated with increased metabolic risk, an increased ratio of PCSK9/apoB does predispose to higher risk.

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Safety of LDL-lowering in FH children

One of the questions raised about managing children with familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH, inherited high cholesterol) is the long term safety of cholesterol-lowering treatments. There has been some concern that lowering cholesterol levels could interfere with hormone production and, potentially, future fertility.

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