title: Management of familial heterozygous hypercholesterolemia: Position Paper of the Polish Lipid Expert Forum.
abstract: Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HFH) affects on average 1 in 500 individuals in European countries, and it is estimated that HeFH in Poland may affect more than 80,000 people. Cardiovascular mortality in individuals with FH between 20 and 39 years of age is 100 times higher than in the general population. HFH is a relatively common lipid disorder, but usually still remaining undiagnosed and untreated. A very high risk of cardiovascular diseases and a shortened lifespan in patients with this condition require early diagnosis and intensive treatment. The aim of the position paper was to present the importance and scale of this problem in Poland, which has not been raised enough so far, as well as the recommendations of diagnosis, treatment and prevention methods.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Gdansk, Debinki 7, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rynkiewicz
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cybulska
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Banach
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Filipiak
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Guzik
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Idzior-Waluś
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Imiela
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jankowski
authors.forename: Longina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kłosiewicz-Latoszek
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Limon
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Myśliwiec
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Opolski
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steciwko
authors.forename: Janina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stępińska
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zdrojewski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D008078:Cholesterol, LDL