Cardiologycardiovascular preventionFamilial Hypercholesterolaemia
Why Universal Cholesterol Screening for Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Should Wait Until Age One
By MedXY|Jan 3, 2026
A landmark Norwegian study reveals that umbilical cord LDL-C levels overlap significantly between FH and non-FH newborns, making birth screening unreliable. In contrast, LDL-C becomes highly discriminative after age one, suggesting that uni
