Truly a missed opportunity to identify genetic cholesterol disorders early in life! The Family Heart Foundation is launching the LEAD Pediatric initiative this year to ⬆️ screening rates! #KnowFH Sarah de Ferranti Family Heart Foundation Chief Medical Officer Katherine Wilemon Regeneron Chiesi Group AAFP American Academy of Pediatrics

#NotEvenClose I’m excited that the Family Heart Foundation has launched the GOAL initiative to engage patients, HCPs, and payers in an effort to improve LDL control. Control…not thresholds. ✅ out our recent policy paper! familyheart.org/prioritizing-l… Katherine Wilemon Merck Amgen 🧪🔬🧬 Novartis

“Patients and their families are more worried about medical bills than getting sick.” – Dr. Khurram Nasir At the #FamilyHeartSumit24 we cover the whole story. Join us for these impactful conversations. Register today at FamilyHeart.org/Summit

Nice paper today in JAMA Cardiology led by Benoit Arsenault - higher Lp(a) predicts faster progression in AS. Clinical pearl: if you measure Lp(a) in your pts with pre-existing AS, you can predict who needs more close f/u and testing, and look very smart to your referring MDs!

Over the weekend, we participated in the Bounce Back to School Event in Fernandina Beach, FL! We were invited by Florida Dept. of Health to provide resources & education on FH & high Lp(a) for the community & other organizations supporting families in City of Fernandina Beach and Nassau County, FL. #KnowFH #KnowLpa

Patient with LDLR, PAD (very high risk ascvd, LDL-C goal <55 1) statin intolerant (yes, multiples trialed, low doses, qod, qweek, etc.) 2) baseline LDL-C 190+, Lp(a) 100+ mg/dL Repatha: 190➡️75 Nexlizet: 75➡️<15 🙌🏾👊🏾 #LLT #KnowFH Intermountain Health APAC

#DYK 70% of high risk Americans never reach the LDL Safe Zone? And on average, when they do get there, they only stay there for less than 6 months at a time. Are you in the Safe Zone? Learn more at LDLSafeZone.org

😳Powerful data from CDC! The Family Heart Foundation is launching the LEAD Pediatric initiative to address the woeful state of US pediatric screening. Pediatric Lipid Screening Prevalence Using Electronic Medical Records jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman… Katherine Wilemon Jen Farnell Regeneron

#KnowLpa Don’t miss “Lp(a) and LDL-C Management: Exploring Divergent Perspectives” on @lipidcme! Dr. James Underberg, Christie Ballantyne, Alan Brown MD MHA FACC FNLA & Dr. Payal Kohli, MD will discuss the complex nature of hyperlipidemia management. ➡️ ow.ly/FMbz50SPsyW Family Heart Foundation National Lipid Association

We are so excited about our stellar agenda for this year’s #FamilyHeartSummit24. Which sessions are you most looking forward to? Register now at FamilyHeart.org/Summit

Thank you Brandon and Jamie for representing the FH and Lp(a) Community! 🫶🏻

#KnowFH #KnowLDL Just kicking off with a full house at Pri-Med CME Philadelphia. > 175 people in attendance! Katherine Wilemon Josh Knowles Seth J. Baum MD

Prevention begins in primary care! Family Heart Foundation is taking the information to the physicians and nurse practitioners that need it. #LDLSafeZone 🫀

A single combined measure of hsCRP, LDL-C, and Lp(a) among initially healthy women was predictive of incident cardiovascular events over a 30-year period. All 3 biomarkers are modifiable thru either lifestyle or pharmacologic interventions #ESCCongress #cardiology #prevention

FH=High LDL-C exposure from birth. It is a tragedy for hundreds of thousands of American families that the NIH NHLBI universal pediatric screening guidelines for FH (simple non-fasting blood 🩸 test) are poorly implemented. Family Heart Foundation

Beyond LDL cholesterol, the importance of inflammation (as reflected by hs-CRP) and Lp(a) for determining risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes in a 30-year study of ~28,000 healthy women NEJM #ESCCongress2024 nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Dr. Shun Kohsaka discussed the concept of LDL-years. It’s the ⭐️cumulative LDL exposure⭐️ that determines risk of plaque rupture. Above 5000 LDL-years, the risk of rupture rises exponentially! Gotta start early ⏰ #ESCCongress #ESCPrev European Society of Cardiology Christie Ballantyne

nejm.org/doi/full/10.10… ASPC European Society of Cardiology European Atherosclerosis Society

The One Who Saved Millions of Lives: Dr. Akira Endo Few discoveries in cardiovascular medicine have had as profound an impact as statins. As discovered by Dr. Akira Endo, statins have significantly reduced the risk of heart attacks and strokes, transforming public health. 1️⃣

The students at Apalachee HS started school a month ago. Today some won’t come home, because the gun lobby’s profits were prioritized over their safety. These could be your kids. These could be my kids. So I ask what any parent would. “What are we doing about the guns?”