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Familial Hypercholesterolemia for PCP

Overview

Your patient underwent testing for genetic variants associated with Familial Hypercholesterolemia

  • Individuals with this condition are at risk for high cholesterol and heart disease.
  • Patients should be referred to a physician familiar with this condition.
  • Genetic counseling is recommended for this patient as well as at-risk relatives to discuss the implications of this result. See Contact Information for more details.

Interpretation

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Recommendation

For management protocols and procedures see the 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults (Stone et al., 2014).

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