DIAGNOSIS OF FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA: A WORK IN PROGRESS

• Main Authors: Diane E. MacDougall (Author), Mary P. McGowan (Author), Catherine D. Ahmed (Author), Daniel J. Rader (Author), Joshua W. Knowles (Author), Katherine Wilemon (Author), Kelly D. Myers (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...