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Specialty. Endocrinology. Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder characterized by high cholesterol levels, specifically very high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL cholesterol), in the blood and early cardiovascular diseases. The most common mutations diminish the number of functional LDL receptors in the ...
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder characterized by high levels of cholesterol. Learn the symptoms, how it's treated, and the outlook for this disorder.
Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia is a disorder where it is hard for your body to remove LDL "bad" cholesterol from your blood. The disease raises your chances of a heart attack at an early ...
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder characterized by high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in your blood. Doctors classify FH as either homozygous (HoFH) or ...
Familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCHL) is an inherited disorder that raises the levels of certain lipids (fats) in your blood. Specifically, it raises your LDL “bad” cholesterol and ...
CEO. Mark Viso. Website. www.fh.org. Food for the Hungry (also known as FH) is a Christian international relief, development, and advocacy organization. Food for the Hungry was founded in 1971 by Larry Ward. [1] Food for the Hungry's stated mission for long-term development is to graduate communities of extreme poverty within 10–15 years.
Red meat. Whole milk and other full-fat dairy products. Butter. Shellfish. Eggs. Trans fat is even worse for your heart. It both raises LDL cholesterol and lowers HDL cholesterol. This type of fat ...
Causes. HeFH is caused by a change in a gene that makes it harder for your body to remove LDL cholesterol from your bloodstream. Cholesterol is a fatty, waxy substance in your blood and cells. It ...