Lipid Clinics

HEART UK works closely with many of the lipid clinics across the UK. Many of the lipid consultants and specialist lipid nurses working in these clinics are members of HEART UK. Lipid clinics are based in hospitals and they provide specialist lipidology and cardiovascular risk-factor management for patients at cardiovascular risk.

People seen in lipid clinics include:

· Patients who are intolerant of first-line lipid-lowering treatment
· Patients who do not achieve target lipid levels with first-line lipid-lowering treatment
· Patients with inherited disorders of lipid metabolism including familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) and
  familial combined Hyperlipidaemia (FCH)
· Relatives of patients with FH and FCH who may require genetic screening
· Children with FH
· Patients for whom it is uncertain whether lipid-lowering therapy is indicated
· Patients who may require apheresis - this procedure filters out the LDL cholesterol from the blood and may
  be indicated for some patients at high risk

This website section provides a searchable UK map of lipid clinics. If you know of, or work in a lipid clinic that is not listed here, please register the lipid clinic with HEART UK on the register your clinic page.