What can you do to address familial hypercholesterolemia?

Consult a : Cardiologist: familial hypercholesterolemia results in early atherosclerotic heart disease and requires intensive dietary and medication management, best handled by an expert. You may wish to consult the following site. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/pmh0001429/.

See a Lipidologist: Familial hypercholesterolemia (fh) is a genetic disorder causing decreased clearance of LDL from blood. Most patients get a defective gene from on parent causing heterozygous fh (about 1 in 500 children). Rarely, genes from both parents are defective giving homozygous fh (1 in 1, 000, 000). Lipidologists specialize in managing fh patients. Check http://www.Learnyourlipids.Com to find a lipidologist.

Find a Lipidologist: Lipidologists are cholesterol specialists. You can go to the website www.Learnyourlipids.Com or the website for the fh foundation www.Thefhfoundation.Org - both offer support and guidance regarding diagnosis and treatment for this condition