Abstract

Background and Aims : Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) leads to a lifelong increased level of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and childhood-onset atherosclerosis. Untreated patients have a high risk for cardiovascular events however, the majority remains underdiagnosed. Child-parent cascade screening program was recently started in Slovenia and our objective was to evaluate its effectiveness.

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