E78.0
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: When included into the registry and at follow up after 18 month and 5 years patients with familial hypercholesterolemia are questioned about their medical history, their family history and th
Sponsors
D-A-CH-Gesellschaft Prävention von Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen e.V.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
7 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: LDL-cholesterol >190mg/dl without lipid-lowering therapy; cholesterol >290 mg/dl without lipid-lowering therapy; tendon xanthomas; positive family history for hypercholesterolemia; positive family history for myocard infarct before the age of 50 for grand-parents, uncle, aunts or before the age of 60 for parents, siblings and children; first and second degree relatives of patients with FH
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: refusal of written consent of participation in the study; obvious impairment of cognitive functions; decompensated, acute psychiatric diseases; acute non-cardio-vascular disease, non-cardio-vascular surgeries within the last three months, chronic non-cardiac diseases (e.g. chronic kidney failure, rheumatoide arthritis, cancer during the last 5 years); people, not able to understand the meaning of the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| identification of patients with FH and establishment of a patient registry for FH | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| evaluation of the acceptance and effectivity of a cascade screening for FH in Germany; Capture of the situation of care of FH patients in Germany | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactFelix Fath
CaRe High c/o SYNLAB Akademie
Outcome results
None listed