Wales Leading The UK In Diagnosing People At Risk Of Inherited Heart Disease

Wales will be the first in the UK to introduce a screening programme to identify people who are at risk of heart attacks due to high cholesterol, Health Minister Edwina Hart announced today. It is estimated that up to 6,000 people in Wales have Familial hypercholesterolaemia but as many as 4,800 may be unaware they have the potentially life-threatening condition.