FAMILIAL HYPERLIPIDEMIA TYPE 2A

Course overview

FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA (FH) IS AN AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER OF LIPID METABOLISM PRESENTING AT BIRTH. IT IS CHARACTERIZED BY VERY HIGH LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL (LDL-C) LEVELS CAUSING PREMATURE CORONARY HEART DISEASE. THE MAJORITY OF CASES ARE UNDIAGNOSED AND SUBOPTIMALLY TREATED. EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND APPROPRIATE TREATMENT ARE IMPORTANT IN PREVENTING PREMATURE DEATH. THIS ACTIVITY EXAMINES WHEN THIS CONDITION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ON DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND HOW TO PROPERLY EVALUATE FOR IT. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.