Improve detection and diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) and increase familiarity with the new treatment options available to the cardiovascular community with the Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Improving Detection to Accelerate Treatment online course. FH is the most common autosomal-dominant genetic disorder, affecting approximately 30 million patients worldwide and characterized by lifelong elevations in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). Join Michael D. Shapiro, DO, FACC, and Christie M. Ballantyne, MD, FACC, for the first CardiaCast episode in a three-part series, What is FH? Epidemiology, Genetics, & Pathophysiology. Learn to identify and treat patients with this extremely high-risk condition with the Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Improving Detection to Accelerate Treatment online course.