30 min

Familial Hypercholesterolaemia: what you need to know about the MBS listed genetic test and the latest treatment updates the limbic

    • Medicine

New FH guidance signal the shift into the era of genetic medicine for cardiologists according to specialists who foresee increased numbers of individuals being identified with heritable gene mutations from the recent publicly funded genetic testing.

The. updated Guidance released earlier this year covers updates in diagnosis and genetic testing , risk stratification, management and the latest evidence around new treatments.

In this episode lipid specialist Associate Professor David Sullivan and genetics counsellor Catherine Spinks discuss the details of the genetic test and how it fits into diagnosis and screening protocols. And paediatric cardiologist Dr Ari Horton joins us to discuss how the introduction of the MBS funded genetic test will provide the very real opportunity to expand the number of potential cases detected.

New FH guidance signal the shift into the era of genetic medicine for cardiologists according to specialists who foresee increased numbers of individuals being identified with heritable gene mutations from the recent publicly funded genetic testing.

The. updated Guidance released earlier this year covers updates in diagnosis and genetic testing , risk stratification, management and the latest evidence around new treatments.

In this episode lipid specialist Associate Professor David Sullivan and genetics counsellor Catherine Spinks discuss the details of the genetic test and how it fits into diagnosis and screening protocols. And paediatric cardiologist Dr Ari Horton joins us to discuss how the introduction of the MBS funded genetic test will provide the very real opportunity to expand the number of potential cases detected.

30 min