Inherited Cholesterol and Heart Conditions

For the patient with a very high LDL cholesterol, an early heart attack in the family, or a relative who died suddenly and young. This guide calculates the Dutch Lipid Clinic Network score as you go, shows when the Medicare criteria for FH genetic testing are met, and picks out the red flags for an inherited arrhythmia or cardiomyopathy.

Answer six questions about the patient and draw three generations. The guide tells you who needs a lipid clinic, a cardiologist or a cardiac genetics clinic, which relatives should be offered testing, and what to arrange in your practice in the meantime.

To discuss a family, or for a result that needs explaining, refer to us.