familial hypercholesterolemia in Podcasts
conditionFamilial hypercholesterolemia is an inherited disorder characterized by high LDL cholesterol levels.
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absolutely yes so it all depends on how well your liver is making that cholesterol and how quickly your body is breaking it down or reabsorbing it but family history plays a big part there there's something called familial hypercholesterolemia which is just essentially a genetic condition that means you make too much cholesterol so you could have the most perfect diet in the world you could be sleeping beautifully you could be exercising regularly uh
Familial hypercholesterolemia is an autosomal dominant disease affecting 1 in 250 people, making it the most common monogenic disorder encountered in clinical practice, but ironically enough, only diagnosed in 10% of those who have it.
Today, our patient has familial hypercholesterolemia and you are the doctor.