In this podcast Annie Costelloe, Croí’s Head of Patient and Community Engagement speaks to leading expert in the area of Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH), Dr. Patricia O’Connor, Director of the Lipid Clinic at St James’s Hospital, about a common, under-diagnosed & potentially fatal genetic disease, Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) and HoFH the rare & severe form of FH. Croí as a member of FH Europe, The European FH Patient Network is raising awareness, to highlight the difference between high cholesterol and genetic high cholesterol Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH). If you or a family member have an unexplained high cholesterol or suffered from early heart attack, it might be familial, Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH). The free Croí nurse helpline, Croí Connects is available Monday – Friday, 9am – 5.30pm. Call 091 544310 or email [email protected] You can also register for weekly online health chats on: https://croi.ie/croi-connects/ This podcast is supported by Novartis. Produced by www.GKMedia.ie

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