How well can familial hypercholesterolemia be identified in an electronic health record database?

Katherine E Mues,1 Alina N Bogdanov,2 Keri L Monda,1 Larisa Yedigarova,3 Alexander Liede,1 Lee Kallenbach2 1Center for Observational Research, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, USA; 2Practice Fusion, San Francisco, CA,USA; 3US Medical Affairs, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, USA Background: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a condition characterized by high cholesterol levels and increased risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) that often goes undiagnosed. The Dutch Lipid Network Criteria (DLNC) are used to identify FH in clinical settings via physical examination, personal and family history o... Mehr ...