2020
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038623
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Hokuriku-plus familial hypercholesterolaemia registry study: rationale and study design

Abstract: IntroductionFamilial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is an autosomal-dominant inherited genetic disease. It carries an extremely high cardiovascular risk associated with significantly elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. The diagnostic rate of this disease in some European nations is quite high, due to the presence of multiple prospective registries. On the other hand, few data—and in particular multicentre data—exist regarding this issue among Japanese subjects. Therefore, this study intends to asse… Show more

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“…We used an anonymous physician questionnaire for 2009 survey 5 and 2019 survey (current study). The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan waived informed consent for the anonymous physician questionnaire-based studies in both 2009 and 2019 18 . We conducted our research according to the principles expressed in the Declaration of Helsinki.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We used an anonymous physician questionnaire for 2009 survey 5 and 2019 survey (current study). The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan waived informed consent for the anonymous physician questionnaire-based studies in both 2009 and 2019 18 . We conducted our research according to the principles expressed in the Declaration of Helsinki.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%