Tag: FH Awareness Day

Familial Hypercholesterolemia Awareness Day is September 24, 2015

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) affects up to 1.3 million people in the United States, of whom 90% have not been properly diagnosed or treated. Many individuals with FH have no visible symptoms, and untreated, are at an excessively high risk of having an early heart attack—20 times higher. Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial to change […]