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Hypercholesterolaemia - familial - Goals and outcome measures
Goals
- To identify people who may have familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) and to take the appropriate steps for a diagnosis to be made
- To refer all people with a provisional diagnosis of FH to a specialist with expertise in FH for confirmation of the diagnosis
- To refer adults with confirmed heterozygous FH at particularly high risk of a coronary event to a specialist with expertise in FH
- To prescribe appropriate doses of cholesterol lowering drugs
- To provide lifestyle advice
- To appropriately refer women who are pregnant or who are considering pregnancy
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