CompletedNot Applicable

Prevalence of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) in Italian Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

Italy5,415 participantsStarted 2016-06-15

Plain-language summary

Evaluate the prevalence of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) in patients with documented coronary artery disease (CAD) event \[acute myocardial infarction (AMI), acute coronary syndrome (ACS), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)\] followed by 100 cardiological centers representative of the whole Italian territory

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients must have a documented coronary artery disease, more precisely: ACS PCI CABG The index event must be occurred between 15 days and 8 weeks preceding the enrollment. \- Written informed consent to participate to the study Exclusion Criteria: * Patients unwilling to give their written informed consent.

What they're measuring

Familial hypercholesterolemia diagnosis

Timeframe: Inclusion

Genetic examination

Timeframe: Inclusion

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03520140

SponsorHeart Care Foundation

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2018-05-30

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