Plaque Reversal With Early, Aggressive Lipid Lowering Therapy
Status: Recruiting
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Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
This study evaluates whether plaques in young patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (aged below 50 years) are susceptible to significant plaque regression with early, intensive lipid lowering therapy.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 50
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Diagnosed with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
• Adult between 18 and 50 years old
• LDL cholesterol levels above 100 mg/dl (\>2.6 mmol/L) at inclusion
Locations
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Netherlands
Amsterdam UMC, location AMC
RECRUITING
Amsterdam
Contact Information
Primary
Erik SG Stroes, MD, PhD
e.s.stroes@amsterdamumc.nl
+205669111
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-07-07
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-04
Participants
Target number of participants: 60
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)