DIAGNOSIS OF FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA: A WORK IN PROGRESS

Therapeutic Area: ASCVD/CVD in Special Populations Background: An ICD-10 code for Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH), E78.01, became effective October 2016 following a proposal by the Family Heart Foundation. It differentiated FH from other forms of elevated cholesterol with a goal of increasing ass...

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Main Authors: Diane E. MacDougall, Mary P. McGowan, Catherine D. Ahmed, Daniel J. Rader, Joshua W. Knowles, Katherine Wilemon, Kelly D. Myers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666667722000988