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Atherosclerosis in Familial Hypercholesterolemia

NCT02489253 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2015-07-02

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Summary

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common inherited disorder with a frequency of 1 in 500 in the UK. Our aim is compare the carotid and coronary artery atherosclerosis in monogenic FH and polygenic hypercholesterolemia with means of a carotid ultrasound, a coronary CT angiogram and biochemical biomarkers.

Conditions

  • Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Interventions

OTHER

CT coronary angiogram and carotid ultrasound

Scans in addition to routine clinical care

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University College, London

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Roby Rakhit · University College Hospital and Royal Free Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-04-30
Primary Completion
2016-04-30
Completion
2016-12-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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