Open AccessAssessment of family physicians' awareness and knowledge of familial hypercholesterolemia in governmental hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Maha Mohammed Arnous,
Abdullah Alghamdi,
Medhat A Ghoraba
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_285_19
Subject(s) - medicine , family history , familial hypercholesterolemia , family medicine , disease , coronary artery disease , cross sectional study , physical examination , pediatrics , pathology , cholesterol
Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an inherited and complex multifactorial disease that can lead to early onset of coronary artery disease (CAD). Diagnosis, treatment, and management of FH require a well-trained physician with high awareness of the disease and different risk factors to avoid complications.