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22 januari 2024
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In gesprek met Fazil Alidjan (HagaZiekenhuis)

Fazil Alidjan is internist vasculair geneeskundige in het HagaZiekenhuis, locatie Zoetermeer. Hij richtte hier de cardiovasculaire poli op, waar ook mensen met familiaire hypercholesterolemie (FH) terecht kunnen.

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19 december 2023
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A conversation with Edith Beishuizen and Yvonne Ende-Verhaar of the Haaglanden Medical Center (HMC)

Dr. Edith Beishuizen and Dr. Yvonne Ende-Verhaar work as internists specializing in vascular medicine at the Haaglanden Medical Center (HMC), which has three locations in The Hague and Leidschendam. To ensure the best possible care for children and adults with FH, the two work closely with various disciplines at their LEEFH center.

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5 december 2023
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In conversation with Esther Bouwmans and Angèle Hahnraths

The Heart+Vascular Center at Maastricht UMC+ has been a LEEFH center since 2015. Internist-vascular physician Esther Bouwmans and nurse specialist Angèle Hahnraths work here with their colleagues to detect and treat people with FH.

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24 oktober 2023
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OLVG now also a LEEFH center: Yvette Henstra discusses her work

Yvette Henstra has been a nurse specialist in vascular medicine at the OLVG since 2005. She is also an FH consultant for LEEFH. She tells us about her work as a nurse specialist and FH consultant. "In 2005, I mainly saw patients for secondary prevention, i.e., after a stroke or TIA or with peripheral arterial disease."

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17 oktober 2023
Familial Hypercholesterolemia, Regional LEEFH Centers

Isala is now also a LEEFH center

A hereditary condition characterized by high levels of "bad" cholesterol (Familial Hypercholesterolemia, or FH) is one of the most common genetic disorders in the Netherlands. If left untreated, it is associated with an increased risk of premature cardiovascular disease. Fortunately, effective treatments are available. Especially when treatment is started early, the long-term consequences are fortunately limited.

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12 oktober 2023
Familial Hypercholesterolemia, The people of LEEFH, Regional LEEFH centers

10 jaar stichting LEEFH

Stichting LEEFH bestaat 10 jaar. Maandag 9 oktober vierden we dit met 100 FH zorgverleners uit 30 ziekenhuizen, patienten, donateurs en overige FH betrokkenen uit heel Nederland. Onder dagvoorzitterschap van Erik Stroes (medisch directeur LEEFH, internist Amsterdam UMC) ging het over het verleden, het nu en de toekomst van de opsporing en behandeling van Familiaire Hypercholesterolemie.

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12 september 2023
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FH Awareness Day 2023 – Webinars

September 24 is the annual international FH Awareness Day. The European patient association FH Europe and EAS (European Artherosclerosis Society) are organizing a series of webinars (30 min) between September 25 and 29. With significant Dutch input (Jeanine Roeters van Lennep, Bert Wiegman, Indy Bangma, Danique van der Bogert). – Genetics in HeFH and HoFH: the latest insights –

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29 augustus 2023
Familial Hypercholesterolemia, The people of LEEFH, Regional LEEFH centers

Tergooi MC becomes LEEFH center 

Starting in September 2023, Tergooi MC will join LEEFH, the National Expertise Center for Genetic Research into Cardiovascular Diseases, as a LEEFH center. This means that Tergooi MC will play a greater role in coordinating family research among patients with familial hypercholesterolemia in the region.

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