You are here:

  1. Home
  2. NICE Guidance
  3. Conditions and diseases
  4. Cardiovascular conditions
  5. Lipid disorders

Familial hypercholesterolaemia

  • Quality standard
  • Reference number: QS41
  • Published:  13 August 2013
  • Last updated:  02 November 2017
  • Quality standard
  • Tools and resources
  • History
Download (PDF)
  • Overview
  • Quality statements
  • Quality statement 1: Diagnosis
  • Quality statement 2: Specialist referral
  • Quality statement 3: DNA testing
  • Quality statement 4: Diagnosis in children under 10 years
  • Quality statement 5: Cascade testing
  • Quality statement 6: Drug treatment in adults
  • Quality statement 7: Drug treatment in children
  • Quality statement 8: Annual review
  • Update information
  • About this quality standard

Update information

November 2017: Changes were made to definitions and source guidance sections throughout to ensure alignment with the updated NICE guideline on familial hypercholesterolaemia: identification and management.


Next page About this quality standard Previous page Quality statement 8: Annual review