Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HR1272 Compare Versions

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1	1	86R27629 BK-F
2	2	By: Parker H.R. No. 1272
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5	5	R E S O L U T I O N
6	6	WHEREAS, Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a
7	7	life-threatening hereditary genetic condition causing high levels
8	8	of LDL cholesterol in the blood due to defective LDL receptors in
9	9	the body that, if left untreated, dramatically increases the risk
10	10	of premature and aggressive cardiovascular disease; and
11	11	WHEREAS, It is estimated that one in 250 people worldwide,
12	12	1.3 million Americans, and 115,000 Texans suffer from FH, though
13	13	less than 10 percent of those affected are diagnosed prior to an
14	14	unexpected heart attack or stroke in early adulthood; the condition
15	15	is inherited from at least one affected parent, but in rare cases
16	16	where both parents are affected, the disorder is much more severe
17	17	and carries a much higher risk of heart attack and heart disease,
18	18	even in childhood; and
19	19	WHEREAS, FH can be detected through a physical examination,
20	20	blood tests, genetic testing, and the assessment of a patient's
21	21	family medical history; because the condition is caused by
22	22	defective LDL receptors in the body, cases cannot be treated
23	23	through lifestyle and dietary changes alone and must be managed
24	24	with life-preserving cholesterol-lowering drugs; and
25	25	WHEREAS, Increased public awareness is needed to help ensure
26	26	that FH sufferers are diagnosed and treated as early as possible;
27	27	because FH is 100 percent treatable if caught in the pediatric
28	28	stage, early detection has the power to save lives and prevent
29	29	financial losses due to FH for Texas families and the State of
30	30	Texas; and
31	31	WHEREAS, Since learning eight years ago that both she and her
32	32	son have FH, Wenter Blair Anderson has worked tirelessly in behalf
33	33	of this goal; she has advocated for state legislation that would
34	34	require lipid panel screenings for third and fourth graders during
35	35	well child visits prior to the start of the school year, a practice
36	36	that would comply with guidelines established by the National
37	37	Institute for Health and Care Excellence, the National Heart, Lung,
38	38	and Blood Institute, and the American Academy of Pediatrics, as
39	39	well as with the CDC Office of Public Health Genomics's designation
40	40	of FH as a Tier 1 issue; and
41	41	WHEREAS, Ms. Anderson has also been invited to speak at a
42	42	number of medical conferences in the U.S. and abroad; a resident and
43	43	cattle rancher in Ponder, she is a founding board member and former
44	44	vice president of the FH Foundation, a national organization, as
45	45	well as a current board member of the National Lipid Association
46	46	Foundation and a former member of the American Heart Association
47	47	Texas Legislative Advisory Board; and
48	48	WHEREAS, By helping to promote education and screenings for
49	49	FH in all Texans, advocates such as Wenter Blair Anderson are
50	50	empowering more individuals to take important action to protect
51	51	their health; now, therefore, be it
52	52	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
53	53	Legislature hereby encourage greater awareness of Familial
54	54	Hypercholesterolemia (FH) and call on all Texans to learn more
55	55	about this serious medical condition.