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Filter by:Background: Lipid lowering response to weight loss in subjects with genetic hyperlipidemias and overweight or obesity and its effect on cholesterol metabolism has not been studied. Objective: To explore the effects of weight loss on lipid values and cholesterol metabolism, by measuring circulating non-cholesterol sterols, in overweight or obese subjects with genetic hypercholesterolemias. Design: The investigators conducted a 6-months weight loss intervention in subjects with the diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) or familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCHL), body mass index >25 kg/m2, steady weight (±3 kg in the last 3 months) and absence of lipid lowering drugs in the previous 5 weeks. They were advised to follow a hypocaloric diet with a deficit of 600 kcal (30% fat, 15% protein, and 55% carbohydrates) per day as calculated from the person's resting energy expenditure and activity level. Anthropometric data, biochemical analysis including lipids, apolipoproteins and non-cholesterol sterols were evaluated at baseline, 3 months and 6 months.
This is a multicenter, randomized study in subjects with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia receiving highly effective statins to assess the safety, efficacy and tolerability of Bococizumab (PF-04950615; RN316) to lower LDL-C.
The CASCADE-FH Registry is a national, multi-center initiative that will track the therapy, clinical outcomes, and patient-reported outcomes over time. The registry represents a collaboration between The Familial Hypercholesterolemia Foundation, the Duke Clinical Research Institute, lipid specialists, cardiologists, primary care providers, quality improvement personnel, and patients, all aiming to increase FH awareness, promote optimal disease management, and improve FH outcomes.
Identify new or novel genes which may impact on cholesterol level, and establish the relationship between those gene mutations with atherosclerosis, as well as responses to lipid-lowering drugs.
This study will evaluate the safety and effect of anacetrapib on low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) when added to ongoing lipid-lowering therapy. The primary hypothesis is that treatment with anacetrapib 100 mg for 12 weeks will lower LDL-C to a greater extent than treatment with placebo.
This study will evaluate the effects of anacetrapib (MK-0859) on low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) when compared to placebo in Japanese participants with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia when added to an existing statin lipid-modifying therapy.
Background Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an inherited disease in which the level of bad cholesterol (LDL-cholesterol) is increased, leading to an increase in coronary heart disease even if adequately treated with cholesterol lowering medication (statins). Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) including omega-3 is known to affect the risk for coronary disease, however its effect on patients with FH is not known. The purpose of the study is to assess the effect of PUFA on patients with FH, with regard to inflammation measured in the blood and the effect on the blood vessels`ability to relax (endothelial function) by means of tonometry. Hypothesis Treatment with 4 grams of PUFA a day for 4 months will lead to an improvement in the endothelial function, and the treatment will also lead to a decrease in in several markers of inflammation and in lipids in the blood.
The objective of this project is to establish the current prevalence of cardiovascular disease in adult subjects suffering from genetically diagnosed HF, and to know the impact that drug treatment has course in cardiovascular disease when compared with that of their affected parents with a much longer period of exposure to hypercholesterolemia
The primary objective was to evaluate the effect of 12 weeks of evolocumab subcutaneously once every 2 weeks (Q2W) and once monthly (QM), compared with placebo, on percent change from baseline in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in adults with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH).
Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL)-apheresis refers to a procedure in which blood taken from a patient's vein is cleaned from pathogenic substances, e.g. cholesterol, outside the body and then given back to the patient. In the DALI (Direct Adsorption of Lipoproteins)-system whole blood is pumped over an adsorber containing beads that selectively bind LDL-cholesterol. The MONET (Membrane filtration Optimized Novel Extracorporeal Treatment)-system works with plasma which is cleaned by filtration. This study comprises the recording of safety and efficacy data from patients treated either with the DALI or MONET-system over a period of 2 years.