Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Incidence and Characteristics of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Asymptomatic Patients With Familial Hypercholesterolemia According to Monogenic Versus Polygenic Status
Brief Summary: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common inherited disorder with a frequency of 1 in 500 in the UK. Our aim is compare the carotid and coronary artery atherosclerosis in monogenic FH and polygenic hypercholesterolemia with means of a carotid ultrasound, a coronary CT angiogram and biochemical biomarkers.