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March 28, 2023
Familial Hypercholesterolemia, Children, Cholesterol

Young people are creating LEEFH videos to raise awareness of FH

Is it okay to snack if you have FH? When should you get tested, and why is smoking so bad if you have FH? In 10 LEEFH videos, Indy, Danique, Aedan, and Rhodé explain what FH is all about. Pediatrician Bert Wiegman was the driving force behind these educational videos.

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March 20, 2023
Familial Hypercholesterolemia, The people of LEEFH, Regional LEEFH centers

A Conversation with Inge Boullart – Internist and Vascular Specialist at VieCuri Hospital

“Of course, it’s not pleasant news to hear that someone has FH, but I always make a point of adding right away that it’s highly treatable.” Inge Boullart has been working as an internist specializing in vascular medicine at the VieCuri Hospital in Venlo and Venray since 2013. “Of course, it’s not pleasant news to hear that someone has FH, but I always make a point of adding right away

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January 17, 2023
Familial Hypercholesterolemia, Cholesterol

Webinar on Lipoprotein(a)

Harteraad (hosted by Bert Jan van Veen), expert Marc, and the LEEFH Foundation (Erik Stroes) organized a webinar on December 13, 2022, about lipoprotein(a).

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January 10, 2023
Cholesterol

“Eating Better” on Cholesterol

In the "Better Eating" section of the Algemeen Dagblad, health journalist Tijn Elferink writes about cholesterol. Cardiologist Leonard Hofstra is also launching the National Cholesterol Test this week. The survey will examine how the Dutch feel about cholesterol.

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October 20, 2022
The people of LEEFH, Regional LEEFH centers

A Conversation with Bram Drijfhout – Nurse Practitioner at Ziekenhuis Groep Twente (ZGT)

Bram Drijfhout works as a nurse practitioner at the ZGT, at its Hengelo and Almelo locations. He is affiliated with the Department of Internal Medicine. The ZGT has been a LEEFH center since the spring of 2020. Not that people with FH weren’t seen at this hospital before that.

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October 11, 2022
Familial Hypercholesterolemia, Cholesterol

Explainer: Familial Hypercholesterolemia – with physician-researcher Shirin Ibrahim

In just five minutes, Shirin Ibrahim, a physician-researcher at Amsterdam UMC, explains what familial hypercholesterolemia is, how to find out if you have it, and what you can do about it.

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October 5, 2022
Familial Hypercholesterolemia, Regional LEEFH Centers

Beatrix Hospital Patient Meeting on Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH)

On Thursday, October 20, the Beatrix Hospital, in collaboration with LEEFH, is hosting an event for patients and their loved ones on Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH).

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September 27, 2022
Population screening, Familial Hypercholesterolemia, Children

Article about FH in the Algemeen Dagblad on FH Awareness Day

Saturday, September 24, 2022, was FH Awareness Day. On that day, the Algemeen Dagblad published an article detailing the experiences of a family living with FH. Pediatrician Albert Wiegman of Amsterdam UMC discusses the European initiative and collaboration aimed at identifying more children with FH (FH Pediatric Screening).

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