@TheFHFoundation Because 1:250 have FH and 90% don’t even know it!!!! It’s our responsibility to make sure they have the chance to diagnose and treat BEFORE a cardiac event!
A3. One thing—every first degree relative (kids, parents, siblings) of someone with FH has a 50/50 chance of having FH. Get them screened and you can change their future #KnowFH
A1: #Healthcare interventions should be geared towards individuals who are at the highest risk for #heartdisease. FH is low hanging fruit. Common. Identifiable. Treatable. #KnowFH
3 of these beauties have a genetic disorder that when not treated with medication causes dangerously high LDL cholesterol levels and early heart disease. There are approximately 5400 people in NH with FH. Only 10% know they have it!! Spread the word because #fhcantwait#knowfh
Women with familial hypercholesterolemia - FH - have a 30% chance of having a #heartattack by age 60 if untreated and undiagnosed. Let's work together to identify and treat women with FH. #GoRedforWomen#WearRedDay#KnowFH#FHCantWait
@FhIgot@SenatorShaheen @TheFHFoundation Wish I could’ve been there but thank you fellow advocates for sharing my story with the senators office. 5400 people in NH have FH. 90% of those people don’t know they have it, and sadly won’t know, until tragedy strikes. We are going to change that!! #fhcantwait#KnowFH