Familial hypercholesterolaemia in children and adolescents: gaining decades of life by optimizing detection and treatment

On his 10th birthday, a boy whose father died exactly 1 year ago aged 30 years, comes to consult you with his mother. The mother is worried that her son will have the same fate, because he also has bad cholesterol. What is your approach in this case?

Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a common genetic cause of premature coronary heart disease (CHD)...