Armando Ramirez։ Key Takeaways from NLA’s Updated Clinical Guidance on Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Armando Ramirez, US Sales and Business Development Director at GENinCode Predictive Genetics, shared a National Lipid Association post on LinkedIn, adding:
”This is huge…
Here are some of my takeaways:
- Earlier identification through universal pediatric screening, opportunistic adult screening, and systematic cascade testing of families – this is a positive step forward.
- Genetic testing as a powerful complement to clinical diagnosis and family screening (not a barrier to treatment) – as a speciality, we need to be screening more.
- More aggressive LDL-C targets (often <70 mg/dL for primary prevention, <55 mg/dL for secondary prevention) – this will lead to better outcomes.
FH is one of the most preventable causes of premature heart disease. I feel this update moves us closer to proactive, precision-driven, family-centered prevention.”
Quoting National Lipid Association՛s post:
”NOW AVAILABLE: The NLA’s Updated Clinical Guidance on Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH)
This updated expert clinical consensus on FH reflects more than a decade of advances in screening, diagnosis, and treatment.
- Read the full consensus statement.
- Watch our CME-accredited video podcast with key authors.
- View the press release․
Title: Update on familial hypercholesterolemia: an expert clinical consensus from the National Lipid Association
Authors: Zahid Ahmad, Anandita Agarwala, Marina Cuchel, P. Barton Duell, Robert A. Hegele, Lisa Hudgins, Allison Jamison, Dinesh Kalra, Amit Khera, Joshua W. Knowles, Iftikhar Kullo, Ana Morales, Mark A. Rothstein, Joseph J. Saseen, Daniel Soffer, Bruce A. Warden, William S. Weintraub, Lauren Williams, Anne C. Goldberg
Read the Full Article on Journal of Clinical Lipidology.
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