Published on in Vol 12 (2023)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/47911, first published .
Reducing Premature Coronary Artery Disease in Malaysia by Early Identification of Familial Hypercholesterolemia Using the Familial Hypercholesterolemia Case Ascertainment Tool (FAMCAT): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluation Study

Reducing Premature Coronary Artery Disease in Malaysia by Early Identification of Familial Hypercholesterolemia Using the Familial Hypercholesterolemia Case Ascertainment Tool (FAMCAT): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluation Study

Reducing Premature Coronary Artery Disease in Malaysia by Early Identification of Familial Hypercholesterolemia Using the Familial Hypercholesterolemia Case Ascertainment Tool (FAMCAT): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluation Study

Anis Safura Ramli   1, 2 * , MBBS, MRCGP ;   Nadeem Qureshi   3 * , MBBS, MSc, MRCGP, PhD ;   Hasidah Abdul-Hamid   2, 3 , MBBCH, MRCGP, PhD ;   Aisyah Kamal   1 , BSc ;   Johanes Dedi Kanchau   1 , BMedSci ;   Nur Syahirah Shahuri   1 , BSc ;   Ralph Kwame Akyea   3 , MBChB, MPH, PhD ;   Luisa Silva   3 , MBChB, PhD ;   Laura Condon   3 , BSc, PhD ;   Suraya Abdul-Razak   2, 4 , MBChB, MFamMed ;   Alyaa Al-Khateeb   1, 5 , MBChB, MSc, PhD ;   Yung-An Chua   1, 5 , BSc, PhD ;   Mohamed-Syarif Mohamed-Yassin   2 , MBBS, FRACGP ;   Noorhida Baharudin   1, 2 , MBBS, FRACGP ;   Siti Fatimah Badlishah-Sham   2 , MBBCH BAO, MFamMed ;   Aznida Firzah Abdul Aziz   6 , MBBS, MFamMed, PhD ;   Noor Alicezah Mohd Kasim   1, 7 , MBBS, MPath ;   Siti Hamimah Sheikh Abdul Kadir   1, 5 , BSc, MSc, PhD ;   Joe Kai   3 , MBBS, MD, MRCGP ;   Jo Leonardi-Bee   3 , BSc, MSc, PhD ;   Hapizah Nawawi   1, 7 * , MD, DCP, MSc, MRCPath

1 Institute of Pathology, Laboratory and Forensic Medicine (I-PPerForM), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia

2 Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia

3 Centre of Academic Primary Care, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

4 Cardio Vascular and Lungs Research Institute (CaVaLRI), Hospital Al-Sultan Abdullah, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

5 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia

6 Department of Family Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

7 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Anis Safura Ramli, MBBS, MRCGP
  • Institute of Pathology, Laboratory and Forensic Medicine (I-PPerForM)
  • Universiti Teknologi MARA
  • Jalan Hospital
  • Sungai Buloh, Selangor, 47000
  • Malaysia
  • Phone: 60 193844503
  • Email: anis014@uitm.edu.my