What is familial hypercholesterolemia?

Familial hypercholesterolemia is a type of high cholesterol caused by a genetic defect that impairs the body's ability to effectively clear cholesterol from the blood. As a result, cholesterol levels may be very high, increasing the risk for developing cardiovascular disease at an earlier age.

How do members experience familial hypercholesterolemia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with familial hypercholesterolemia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for familial hypercholesterolemia*

*Data from patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with familial hypercholesterolemia*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Praluent)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
familial hypercholesterolemia (1)

*Data from patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has familial hypercholesterolemia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 3
30s 15
40s 22
50s 16
60s 19
70+ 15

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 27
Female 63