A New Model of Care for Familial Hypercholesterolaemia: What is the Role of Cardiology?

The Agenda for Familial Hypercholesterolemia

“…114 Adequate patient assessment may require access to cardiology and imaging facilities. 199 Information technology support systems are essential for the effective provision of services. An international database with information on recognized FH-causing mutations is available.…”

Significant gaps in awareness of familial hypercholesterolemia among physicians in selected Asia-Pacific countries: A pilot study

“…Cardiologists are well positioned to identify index cases with FH presenting with coronary events. 10,20 Similarly, endocrinologists are positioned to identify FH in a secondary prevention setting. Lipidology is an emerging specialty grown out of endocrinology and to a less extent cardiology.…”

Integrated guidance on the care of familial hypercholesterolaemia from the International FH Foundation

“…DNA testing should only be carried out by accredited laboratories that can screen for mutations in all the major genes of interest [8,78,86]. Adequate patient assessment requires access to cardiac and imaging facilities, including treadmill testing, myocardial perfusion scanning and ultrasonography; close links with cardiology are essential [7,8,54,203]. Collaboration with a transfusion medicine or dialysis unit is important for managing apheresis [8,152,153,155].…”