CU holds on-site testing for high cholesterol












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            * CU & Diagnóza FH, hold on-site testing for high cholesterol
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            Event raises awareness of danger of Familial Hypercholesterolemia

            September 24 is Familial Hypercholesterolemia Awareness Day, established by the FH Foundat
            purpose of the day – and related events – is to raise awareness of the dangers of high cho
            can lead to the onset of heart disease, heart attacks or strokes. Often, many have no idea

            cholesterol and don’t realise they are at risk.
            Yet a simple test (a single prick of the finger), portable diagnostic equipment and one or
            all it takes to get a result. To mark the day, Diagnóza FH together with Charles Universit

            with additonal experts and organisations offered free testing this Thursday at the Carolin
            visitors took the opportunity to find out whether their cholesterol levels were within nor

            high.
            CU’s Rector Tomáš Zima spoke ahead of the event:
            “It is important to remind the public again of the dangers of high cholesterol and – if yo

            the condition – that there are crucial steps you can take, from adopting a healthy diet an
            different treatments. These can lower the overall risk.”




            Those interested or recommended to seek out medical advice had the advantage of being able

            with experts - doctors and nutritionists – on site.
            I spoke to Dr. Martin Šatný from the 3rd Medical Department at the First Faculty of Medici
            University and General University Hospital in Prague:

            “We want more and more people to realise just how dangerous Familial Hypercholesterolemia 
            common inherited defect suffered by some 40,000 people in the Czech Republic. Yet just one
            10,000 people -know they have it. The rest do not. That’s why it is vital to increase publ

            Because of the hereditary defect, a person can follow a healthy lifestyle and display no o
            still be at high risk; in the case of FH, the hereditary defect hampers their body’s abili
            bad cholesterol and their levels remain high and the danger of cardiovascular disease incr

            again:
            “Someone with FH displays no symptoms, does not have to be overweight and can be active in
            they have high cholesterol that increases the dangers of cardiovascular disease. When we t

            we account for numerous factors that make up their overall cardiovascular risk: do they sm
            overweight, do they suffer from high blood pressure, do they have diabetes.
            “Once we assess those factors and get an overall picture, we can take concrete steps. The 

            recommending a ‘rational’ diet plan, where it is not only about what you eat, but how much
            emphasis on veg and fruit, but for example you still have to take into account high sugars
            of this plays a role.”

            Medicines of course also help and play an important role but what is crucial is that patie
            diagnosed early realise they first need to adjust their lifestyles appropriately. Experts 
            from students to pensioners to have their cholesterol checked at their doctor's and to tak

            needed, to improve their health and lower cholesterol effectively before it's too late.

            A list of organisations that came together to make testing at the Carolinum possible:

            Diagnóza FH, z. s. [ URL "https://diagnozafh.cz/"]   Národní screeningové centrum Ústavu z
            informací a statistiky ČR [ URL "https://nsc.uzis.cz/"] , mezinárodní studentská organizac
            "https://ifmsa.cz/"] , Česká Asociace preventivní kardiologie and Sekce výživy a nutriční 

            [ URL "https://www.sekce-vnp.cz/"]  Expert guarantor: Česká společnost pro aterosklerózu [
            athero.cz/"] .