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Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH)
We are grateful for the progress that we have made together, as an FH Community, to increase diagnosis and improve care for individuals with FH in 2018. Thank you to the individuals, family members, researchers, clinicians and health policy experts from around the world who have joined us to prevent unnecessary heart disease and death by finding every individual with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).


Thank you for helping us to aim higher and go farther to serve the millions of people around the world with FH.


FH Can’t Wait. Together, we can save lives.
Our Top 6 Inspirational Moments of 2018:
Examining how implementation science can ensure evidence-based guidelines are integrated as part of routine care for FH at the 2018 FH Global Summit.
Watch this video featuring Dan Rader MD, FH Global Summit Co-chair on why the FH Foundation chose this year's theme. Catch up on the full highlights from the summit here .
Making FH visible. Individuals with FH, medical professionals, payers and the general public are now aware that FH Can’t Wait for diagnosis and treatment  through articles that reached 200 million people. #FHCantWait
Hosting the first-of-its-kind HoFH Community Forum bringing individuals and families together to learn from and support each other on their journey.
Partnering with the World Heart Federation to convene global FH experts, policy makers and individuals with FH to elevate FH as a public health priority at the Global Call to Action on Familial Hypercholesterolemia meetings.
Read more about the FH Foundation and World Heart Federation's Global Call to Action meeting.
Guiding the use of genetic testing for FH through the expert consensus statement in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology .
Publishing the FH Family Cookbook – heart healthy recipes contributed by the amazing FH Community #FHamily
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