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June 30, 2020

FH in HEARTLIFE MAGAZINE

HeartLife magazine, Issue No. 6, is now available in general practitioners’ waiting rooms. Page 20 features a section on FH.

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June 19, 2020

Cholesterol, The people at LEEFH

“Together, we should be able to identify 70 to 80% of people with FH!”

Daniella Bartels is a vascular nursing specialist in training at Bravis Hospital. She also serves as an FH consultant for LEEFH. She tells us about her work as a nursing specialist and FH consultant. “It’s a shame that the screening program has been discontinued.” Daniella Bartels has been working at Bravis Hospital for nearly six years now, including almost two years as

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June 8, 2020

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LEEFH launches family consultation service

If FH has been diagnosed within your family, you can schedule a free online family consultation with your family and LEEFH.

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June 2, 2020

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FH Education (1) – role of the general practitioner

Starting today, the first episode—hosted by Prof. Dr. Martina Cornel—is available and explores the role of the family physician. CVGK has produced an educational series in collaboration with several FH professionals and LEEFH. Over the coming months, a new episode will be released every few weeks.

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May 28, 2020

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The sooner, the better!

An interesting article by Meeike Kusters, Barbara Hutten, Albert Wiegman, and Martina Cornel in the *Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde* (NTVG) on the importance of early detection of hereditary high cholesterol. See the NTVG for the article. The article concludes with a helpful tip: In the office of a general practitioner, internist, or cardiologist, a patient with FH should be

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May 6, 2020

The people at LEEFH

You can't feel high cholesterol.

Once a week, Ingeborg Booij Liewes-Thelosen runs the Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) clinic, where she sees seven to eight FH patients at Radboudumc. During these visits, she performs routine checkups and talks with the patients she sees there. She asks about their lifestyle, family relationships, medication, and any plans for pregnancy. Pregnant

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March 3, 2020

Cholesterol, The people at LEEFH, Regional LEEFH centers

Evelien Kars: “It’s vital to involve young people.”

Evelien Kars (40), vascular nurse, Franciscus Gasthuis Rotterdam “FH. Early detection is vital” As a vascular nurse and FH consultant, Evelien Kars works with people who have been diagnosed with or are suspected of having FH. The FH consultant explains: “It’s also possible that there is a strong suspicion of other inherited lipid metabolism disorders. If FH is suspected

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