TY - JOUR
T1 - A new model of care for familial hypercholesterolaemia: what is the role of cardiology?
AU - Watts, Gerald F
AU - Sullivan, David
AU - van Bockxmeer, Frank M
AU - Poplawski, Nicola
AU - Hamilton-Craig, Ian
AU - Clifton, Peter M
AU - O'Brien, Richard Charles
AU - Bishop, Warrick
AU - George, Peter M
AU - Semsarian, Christopher
AU - Tonkin, Andrew Maxwell
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a co-dominantly inherited disorder that causes marked elevation in plasma cholesterol and premature coronary heart disease. There are at least 45,000 people with FH in Australia and New Zealand, but most remain undiagnosed and undertreated. To bridge this gap in coronary prevention the FH Australasia Network has developed a model of care for FH. We present the executive summary, with a commentary contrasting the recommendations with other international guidelines and highlighting the role of the cardiologist.
AB - Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a co-dominantly inherited disorder that causes marked elevation in plasma cholesterol and premature coronary heart disease. There are at least 45,000 people with FH in Australia and New Zealand, but most remain undiagnosed and undertreated. To bridge this gap in coronary prevention the FH Australasia Network has developed a model of care for FH. We present the executive summary, with a commentary contrasting the recommendations with other international guidelines and highlighting the role of the cardiologist.
UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1443950612002399
U2 - 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.04.010
DO - 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.04.010
M3 - Article
SN - 1443-9506
VL - 21
SP - 543
EP - 550
JO - Heart Lung and Circulation
JF - Heart Lung and Circulation
IS - 9
ER -