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2023 Family Heart Foundation Education Highlights

The Family Heart Foundation is committed to educating every stakeholder about the importance of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), elevated lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), and early cardiovascular disease. This includes individuals living with [...]

2024-11-07T23:45:26-05:00December 15, 2023|Categories: Awareness Raising, Latest News|Tags: , , , |

We Raised Our Voices and Made a Difference

Together we reached over 78 million people. In 2022, the Family Heart Foundation launched the first Lipoprotein(a) Awareness Day on March 24th. This year we called on you to [...]

It Wasn’t a Panic Attack. It Was a Heart Attack.

Jenny’s Lp(a) Story I thought it was a panic attack. In fairness, I was only 41. A nonsmoker. A longtime vegetarian with good cholesterol numbers. As physically active [...]

Lipoprotein(a) and Your Risk: It’s More Than Just a Number

Lipoprotein(a), also known as Lp(a), is an important genetic factor that can increase the risk of developing atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and cardiac events, like heart attacks and strokes. [...]

Presenting FIND at the Corporate Advisory Council Meeting

On November 5th, in the company of leading pharmaceutical companies, healthcare systems, and researchers, we shared the amazing progress the Family Heart Foundation has made in its efforts to [...]

Stacey’s Story

The First in Line for Every Cholesterol-Lowering Treatment Stacey has known she had familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) since she was a child. “My dad had his first heart attack when [...]

High Lipoprotein(a) Increases Cardiovascular Events

Family Heart Foundation Study Shows Increased Rate of Cardiovascular Events Among Individuals with High Lipoprotein(a) Results Highlighted in Poster Presentation at the European Atherosclerosis Society Congress MILAN, ITALY, May 22, [...]

Do you have elevated Lipoprotein(a)?

Chances are you do not know if your Lipoprotein(a) level is elevated because it has never been measured. Lipoprotein(a), also known as Lp(a), is a particle in the blood [...]

You’re Too Young to Be Here: Russ’ Story

Russ L. has been living a perfectly normal, happy life. He’s a business owner, married to his high school sweetheart for 10 years, and father to three young [...]

Knowledge is power: Gail’s Story

When family members know to test for elevated Lipoprotein(a), it can empower the people we love to understand their risk for heart disease and stroke. At age 30, [...]