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SAVE BC: The Study to Avoid cardiovascular Events in British Columbia: A Longitudinal Study of Families with Very Premature Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in British Columbia

A team from St. Paul’s Hospital (SPH), Vancouver General Hospital (VGH), and the University of British Columbia Hospital (UBCH) has established a study to identify, manage, and research index cases with very premature... Read More

Increasing physician awareness of familial hypercholesterolemia

September 2018 marked the 20th anniversary of the World Health Organization’s report recognizing familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) as an important global public health issue.[1] FH results in life-long elevations in... Read More