Title

Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Authoring Organization

Publication Month/Year

June 1, 2011

Document Type

Guideline

External Publication Status

Published

Country of Publication

US

Document Objectives

 This document provides recommendations for the screening, diagnosis and treatment of FH in pediatric and adult patients developed by the National Lipid Association Expert Panel on Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Target Patient Population

Patients with familial hypercholesterolemia

Inclusion Criteria

Female, Male, Adolescent, Adult, Child, Older adult

Health Care Settings

Ambulatory, Outpatient

Intended Users

Nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant

Scope

Assessment and screening, Diagnosis, Management, Treatment

Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)

D050171 - Dyslipidemias, D006950 - Hyperlipidemia, Familial Combined, D006720 - Homozygote, D006579 - Heterozygote

Keywords

dyslipidemia, screening, familial hypercholesterolemia