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April 24, 2025
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Northern Netherlands Regional Vascular Referral Evening: June 19, 2025 – Familial Hypercholesterolemia

The Northern Netherlands Regional Vascular Referral Evening on June 19 will focus on Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH). It promises to be an interesting evening for healthcare providers with an interest in FH.

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February 17, 2025
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“We have invested time in discussing with general practitioners that sky-high cholesterol can be a sign of FH.”

Roeland Huijgen and Anneke van Paassen are both vascular medicine specialists at Spaarne Gasthuis hospital. They are strong advocates of a robust network for FH care, both within their own hospital and beyond. General practitioners play an important role in this.

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February 10, 2025
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People with FH and type 2 diabetes are doubly disadvantaged

Adriaan Kooy is an internist and vascular physician at Treant, an umbrella organization for hospitals in Drenthe, and also an associate professor at the University Medical Center Groningen. Now that Treant is a LEEFH center, care for people with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) in the north of the country can save even more lives, according to the physician and researcher.

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November 25, 2024
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Webinar ‘FH consultation hour for (expectant) parents’ (now available to watch again)

On December 16, 2024, Harteraad and the LEEFH foundation jointly organized a webinar for (expectant) parents. Speakers: internist Jeanine Roeters van Lennep from Erasmus MC and pediatrician Willemijn Corpeleijn from Amsterdam UMC. Colleagues from LEEFH were also present to share their knowledge.

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November 7, 2024
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The Dutch Heart Foundation and LEEFH sign long-term agreement

Of the family members who test positive in the FH (Familial Hypercholesterolemia) family study, 50% are 18 years of age or younger.

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September 24, 2024
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FH Awareness Day 2024: Interview with Willemijn Corpeleijn

Willemijn Corpeleijn is a pediatrician specializing in metabolic diseases at Amsterdam UMC. There, in mid-2023, she took over the care of children with FH from the retired “Dr. Bert” Wiegman.

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August 12, 2024
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Parents play an important role in helping children adopt a healthy lifestyle

Ineke Bosch is a physician assistant at the Children’s Clinic at Flevo Hospital in Almere. She is deeply committed to caring for children with conditions such as hereditary high cholesterol. Her clinic within the Children’s Clinic is the LEEFH Center.

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August 1, 2024
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Caring for FH takes time and attention

Dr. Simone Hartong is a vascular specialist at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Dordrecht. The hospital recently became a LEEFH center. “I’m glad that LEEFH helps inform patients.”

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