Making FH Visible in 2015
Did you know 80% of cardiologists
are unaware of the prevalence of FH?
Every 33 seconds an individual
in the United States has a heart attack.
FH leads to early heart attacks.
50% of people die fromtheir first heart attack.
MAKING FH VISIBLE
the Family Heart Foundation published 6 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 4 abstract presentations at medical conferences.
the Family Heart Foundation media reach
was 212 million people in 2015.
the Family Heart Foundation’s CASCADE FH Registry™ doubled its enrollment to more than 2800 new patients.
378 doctors across 14 countries who specialize in FH are now in our physician referral network.
of people with FH are still undiagnosed HELP US SAVE LIVES
27.5 million people saw our
message of hope on September 24th, FH Awareness Day.
In 2015, the Family Heart Foundation participated in over 40 speaking events around the world.
Based on our FIND FH™ algorithm,
we launched the first FH heat map showing locations of probable FH patients in the US.
the Family Heart Foundation represented the FH population at the PCSK9 FDA hearings. The outcome: new therapy options for FH.
DONATE
$67 educates patients about treatments that can save their lives
$28 sends vital information to a doctor to increase diagnosis rates
$139 to support the Family Heart Foundation contact center’s outreach
the Family Heart Foundation is grateful to the many individual donors who make our work possible.
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