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Hypercholesterolaemia - familial - Management
What advice should I give to someone with familial hypercholesterolaemia?
- Offer lifestyle advice, in particular on diet, smoking, and exercise, in addition to lipid-lowering medication.
- See Advice on lifestyle interventions in the CKS topic on CVD risk assessment and management, which applies to people with familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), except:
- Do not advise against the consumption of food products containing stanols and sterols. If people with FH wish to consume them, advise them that such products cannot be prescribed, and they need to be taken consistently to be effective.
- Offer individualized nutritional advice from a healthcare professional with specific expertise in nutrition.
- Inform people with FH about HEART UK (www.heartuk.org.uk, telephone 0845 450 5988) which provides information and advice on preventing premature deaths caused by high cholesterol.
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