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August 31, 2023

FHEF Summer Edition Newsletter

Read our special summer 2023 edition of FH Europe Foundation's Heart Beat newsletter for the latest news and events: FH Europe is now a Dutch Foundation FH Awareness Day – People like Us campaign has kicked off! Explore our advocacy efforts at the Science Summit at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) The Annual Network meeting […]
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August 24, 2023

FH Awareness Day 2023

FH Awareness Day 2023 is about engaging and empowering the wider community in the mission for cardiovascular health (CVH). The wider picture Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a general term for conditions affecting the heart or blood vessels. They include coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral arterial disease, rheumatic heart disease, congenital heart and deep vein […]
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July 20, 2023

New Guidance from the IAS Defines Best Practices in FH Care

Medical experts and patient advocates recommend screening, genetic testing and patient-centred treatment plans for genetic form of high cholesterol known as familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH). Amsterdam, July 20, 2023 -- New guidance from medical experts at the International Atherosclerosis Society, in collaboration with patient advocates, presents new clinical and implementation strategies for treating the 35 million […]
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July 15, 2023

Patient Story - Living with HoFH

ELSIE EVANS Meet Elsie Evans, known to her friends and family as Cindy. Elsie is a dedicated teacher, working in schools for special needs children. She is also FH Europe´s Ambassador Program Manager, a volunteer at HEART UK, a technology enthusiatst, loves to travel and is a great coffee lover. She is also rare disease […]
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