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Effectiveness of a Cardiovascular Risk Intervention Program in Patients With Schizophrenia (PRISCA)

Secondarily, will be analyzed the effectiveness of this program on improving the control in four selected cardiovascular risk factors: hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, hyperglycaemia and smoking, after 6 months Methods: randomized study with parallel assignment in two groups: control and intervention group, six-month follow-up.

EAS Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Studies Collaboration

Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a common genetic disorder resulting in marked elevations in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). If untreated, lifelong exposure to elevated LDL-C results in a substantially increased risk of (premature) cardiovascular disease as compared to the general population.

Early Detection of Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Children

Heterozigous FH is an underdiagnosed disease in the paediatric population. Its early detection, would allow us to initiate lifestyle therapeutical changes and early pharmacological therapy if necessary. This is a key fact to reduce atherosclerosis progression and cardiovascular risk in adulthood. Moreover, it will allow, detecting the first and second …