Act early in familial lipid disorder.

Australian Doctor,  March, 2006  

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By Rebecca Jenkins

AGGRESSIVE management of familial hypercholesterolaemia could extend life expectancy by up to 30 years, according to the coauthor of Australia's first management guidelines being developed.

Cardiologist Professor Ian Hamilton-Craig, of Bond University inQueensland, said intensive case-finding and treating patients as young as possible would be among the key messages in the guidelines by the Australian Atherosclerosis Society.

The guidelines will provide recommendations on issues such as diagnosis, family cascade screening and ongoing patient monitoring ...

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