
Katherine Wilemon
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Founder & CEO @familyheartfdn. Citizen scientist living with Familial Hypercholesterolemia & elevated Lipoprotein(a). Truth, love, and nature matter.
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Today NEJM, The Failing US Health System nejm.org/doi/full/10.10β¦ David Blumenthal Evan Gumas Commonwealth Fund Despite expenditures far exceeding any other high-income country, "The United States ranks last overall on these measures of performance and last or nearly last in four



Thank you Erin D. Michos, M.D.! π©·

Look closely. Mona Lisa has a white bump near the inner canthus of the eye. This is a xanthalasma. It is indicative of familial hypercholestormia. 1 in 250 have FH, but less than 70% have been diagnosed. Early and aggressive cardiovascular disease is the result. Family Heart Foundation


Thank you Hilly Paige Jr you are a true advocate of π©·Family Heart Foundation mission. Everyone should be empowered to understand their #genetic risk of cardiovascular disease. This is particularly true with levels of Lpa in those of African ancestry being higher in general.

Many men were also contributors to the 200-year cholesterol story. Here are six sterol Nobel Laureates. Google each for their stories National Lipid Association European Atherosclerosis Society European Society of Cardiology International Atherosclerosis Society (IAS) Family Heart Foundation #cholesterol FH Europe Foundation


Pleasure to join a dynamic Milken Institute session - A Glimpse Ahead: The Future of R&D. Continue watching the livestream & coverage at #MIhealthsummit. HT Family Heart Foundation Chief Medical Officer #FamilyHeart is off to #AHA24.


Kicking off AHA Science with great company and discussion at the HCPLive Peer Exchange. Follow our team this weekend at #AHA24 in Chicago. HT Hilly Paige Jr Seth J. Baum MD Family Heart Foundation Chief Medical Officer


Behind the scenes ReachMD recording of Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA Tulane Medicine discussing analysis of LDL-C management trends, presented at #FamilyHeartSummit24. Subscribe to our enews & stop by #AHA24 booth 2222 for video/podcast launch date details. familyheart.org/newsletter-sigβ¦


Newly announced Chairman of the Family Heart Foundation Board or Directors, Seth J. Baum MD. Read the announcement: familyheart.org/dr-baum-chairm⦠#FamilyHeart



#AHA2024 #KnowLpa Congratulations to the Eli Lilly and Company team on the exciting results from the Kraken study with oral muvalaplin: β‘οΈ 70%+ reductions in Lp(a) β‘οΈ Significant reductions in oxidized phospholipids β‘οΈ Encouraging safety and tolerability data Family Heart Foundation







Late breaker w/ simultaneous pub in EHJ Editor-in-Chief! We're honored to have Dr Nordestgaard, co-author & president of European Atherosclerosis Society, present new research from Family Heart Foundation @ #EAS2025. This study aims to further the understanding of Lp(a) risks & management for those w/ ASCVD. #KnowLpa