Why I Race: Knowledge Brings Positive Change
As a new team member of the Family Heart Foundation, I was thrilled to join an organization aligned so well with my goal to make a positive impact on [...]
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. [...]
Dawn’s Story
Can’t Argue with Those Results Like so many people with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), Dawn Tvrdy always knew high cholesterol ran in her family, but she didn’t have a name for it. [...]
Few physicians screen for elevated Lipoprotein(a)
Family Heart Foundation’s Analysis Shows Measurement of Lipoprotein(a) is Rare Among Large U.S. Healthcare Dataset Data Highlighted in Poster Presentation at the NLA Scientific Sessions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 3, [...]
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 [...]
The More We Understand, The Better Prepared We’ll Be: Susan’s Story
Susan Riley’s personal journey with elevated Lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), has just begun, but her immediate family’s been living with it for years. Riley got her own Lp(a) test results back [...]
Understand Your Risk for Family Heart Disease
This March, our Founder and Chief Executive Officer Katherine Wilemon and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Mary McGowan embarked on a nationwide series of 33 TV and radio interviews to [...]
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 [...]
Becoming the Family Heart Foundation
As we near the end of 2021, we are also celebrating a decade of success for the FH Foundation as this year marks the 10th Anniversary of our founding. [...]
