TY - JOUR
T1 - ScreenPro FH - Screening project for familial hypercholesterolemia in central, southern and eastern Europe
T2 - Rationale and design
AU - Češka, Richard
AU - Paragh, György
AU - Reiner, Željko
AU - Banach, Maciej
AU - Tokgözoglu, Lale
AU - Susekov, Andrey V.
AU - Rašlová, Katarína
AU - Freiberger, Tomáš
AU - Vohnout, Branislav
AU - Rynkiewicz, Andrzej
AU - Goudev, Assen
AU - Dan, Gheorghe Andrei
AU - Gaita, Dan
AU - Pojskic, Belma
AU - Pecin, Ivan
AU - Kayikçioglu, Meral
AU - Mitchenko, Olena
AU - Ezhov, Marat V.
AU - Latkovskis, Gustavs
AU - Petrulionienė, Žaneta
AU - Fras, Zlatko
AU - Tasić, Nebojsa
AU - Mirrakhimov, Erkin M.
AU - Murataliev, Tolkun
AU - Shek, Alexander B.
AU - Tuka, Vladimír
AU - Tselepis, Alexandros D.
AU - Moubarak, Elie M.
AU - Al Rasadi, Khalid
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder with well-known genetic transmission and clinical course. Despite great recent progress, FH is still underestimated, under-diagnosed and thus undertreated. Furthermore it represents a significant healthcare challenge as a common risk factor for the premature development of coronary heart disease. The ScreenPro FH Project is an international network project aiming at improving complex care - from timely screening, through diagnosis to up-to-date treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe. An important task for the project is to harmonise and unify diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in participating countries, where the situation differs from country to country. Countries with more experience should serve as a model for countries developing the FH network.
AB - Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder with well-known genetic transmission and clinical course. Despite great recent progress, FH is still underestimated, under-diagnosed and thus undertreated. Furthermore it represents a significant healthcare challenge as a common risk factor for the premature development of coronary heart disease. The ScreenPro FH Project is an international network project aiming at improving complex care - from timely screening, through diagnosis to up-to-date treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe. An important task for the project is to harmonise and unify diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in participating countries, where the situation differs from country to country. Countries with more experience should serve as a model for countries developing the FH network.
KW - Diagnosis
KW - Familial hypercholesterolemia
KW - Screening
KW - Treatment optimization approaches in participating countries
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M3 - Article
C2 - 28225290
AN - SCOPUS:85014047009
SN - 0042-773X
VL - 63
SP - 43
EP - 48
JO - Vnitrni Lekarstvi
JF - Vnitrni Lekarstvi
IS - 1
ER -