ICD-10 codes for being sucked into an airplane engine or bitten by a squirrel, but there was no code for the most common genetic cause of heart disease. The FH Foundation advocates with data, the patient voice, and physician partners everyday to save lives. #KnowFH
Case report of rapid regression of xanthomas under lipoprotein apheresis in a boy with #HoFH impressively demonstrates the potential of LDL-C lowering to rapidly regress pathologic cutaneous manifestations of hypercholesterolemia.https://t.co/AfQx5mROYz #KnowFH via @LipidJournal