why choose us

First received: March 02, 2023

Clinical Trial: Familial Hyperlipidemia Family Registry

Study Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Recruit Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Condition: Familial Hyperlipidemia

Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL


Official Title: Familial Hyperlipidemia Family Registry

Brief Summary: The aim of the study is to identify children and families that are at risk for cardiovascular disease because of a condition known as familial hyperlipidemia.This condition may increase the risk of cardiac events such as hardening of the arteries anywhere in the body which can result in heart attacks, strokes, and death over ten fold.Children have already been assessed in the Healthy Hearts screening program and identified as having elevated cholesterol.A buccal smear will identify whether the familial…

Read more