How Many People Really Have Familial Hypercholesterolemia– And Does It Matter?

A new study estimates that about 834,000 adults in the US have genetically high cholesterol levels, otherwise known as familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). The prevalence of FH, which the authors calculate as 1 in 250 American adults, is twice the size of earlier assumptions. But the authors acknowledge that the criteria for FH used in their...Click here to continue reading...
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