J 2022

The time is now: Achieving FH paediatric screening across Europe – The Prague Declaration

BEDLINGTON, Nicole; Marianne ABIFADEL; Birgit BEGER; Mafalda BOURBON; Héctor BUENO et. al.

Basic information

Original name

The time is now: Achieving FH paediatric screening across Europe – The Prague Declaration

Authors

BEDLINGTON, Nicole; Marianne ABIFADEL; Birgit BEGER; Mafalda BOURBON; Héctor BUENO; Richard CESKA; Kristýna CILLÍKOVÁ; Zdenka CIMICKÁ; Magdalena DACCORD; Carine de BEAUFORT; Kanika I DHARMAYAT; Brian A FERENCE; Tomáš FREIBERGER; Marius GEANTA; Samuel S GIDDING; Urh GROŠELJ; Martin HALLE; Neil JOHNSON; Tanja NOVAKOVIC; Ondřej MÁJEK; Athanasios PALLIDIS; Noel PERETTI; Fausto J PINTO; Kausik Kosh RAY; Bleddyn REES; John REEVE; Željko REINER; Raul D SANTOS; Heribert SCHUNKERT; Jaka ŠIKONJA; Milka SOKOLOVIC; Lale TOKGÖZOGLU; Michal VRABLÍK; Albert WIEGMAN and Iñaki GUTIÉRREZ-IBARLUZEA

Edition

GMS health innovation and technologies, Köln, EuroScan International Network e.V. 2022, 2698-6388

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Country of publisher

Germany

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

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Organization

Lékařská fakulta – Repository – Repository

Keywords in English

CVD; CVH; EU; EU best practice; Europe; FH; cardiovascular disease; cardiovascular health; children; declaration; familial hypercholesterolaemia; health systems; implementation; prevention; public health; screening

Links

LX22NPO5104, research and development project.
Changed: 5/1/2023 04:01, RNDr. Daniel Jakubík

Abstract

V originále

Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is the most common inherited metabolic disorder characterized by high cholesterol and if left untreated leads to premature cardiovascular disease, such as heart attacks. Treatment that begins early in life, particularly in childhood, is highly efficacious in preventing cardiovascular disease and cost-effective, thus early detection of FH is crucial. However, in Europe, less than 10% of people living with FH are diagnosed and even less receive life-saving treatment. The Prague Declaration is a call to action for national and European Union policymakers and decision-makers and a result of the Czech EU Presidency meeting on FH Paediatric Screening (early detection of inherited high cholesterol) at the Czech Senate in Prague on 6th September 2022. It builds on a considerable body of evidence which was discussed at the Technical Meeting under the auspices of the Slovenian EU Presidency in October 2021. The Prague meeting addressed the outstanding barriers to the systematic implementation of FH paediatric screening across Europe. In this article, we present the key points from the Prague meeting and concrete actions needed to move forward.

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