Rare gene disorder drug may slash heart attack risk

NCT ID NCT06832371

First seen Feb 28, 2026 · Last updated May 17, 2026 · Updated 8 times

Summary

This study looks at whether lomitapide, a medication that lowers extremely high cholesterol, can reduce major heart problems like heart attacks and strokes in people with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH). Researchers will compare heart events in the three years before starting lomitapide to the first three years on the drug. About 73 adults with HoFH from European lipid centers are taking part.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino - Ospedale Molinette

    Torino, Torino, 10126, Italy

  • ARNAS Garibaldi

    Catania, Italy, Italy

  • Arcispedale Sant'Anna - Università degli Studi di Ferrara

    Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, 44124, Italy

  • CHRU Lille - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille

    Lille, France

  • CNR Gabriele Monasterio - Centro di Aferesi, Pisa

    Pisa, Tuscany, 56124, Italy

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lyon (CHU Lyon)

    Lyon, France

  • DIMI - Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Università di Genova

    Genova, GE, 16132, Italy

  • Hammersmith Hospital - Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

    London, England, W12 0HS, United Kingdom

  • Harefield Hospital - Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust

    Harefield, England, United Kingdom

  • Hôpital La Pitié Salpêtrière - Groupe Hospitalier "La Pitié Salpêtrière - Charles Foix"

    Paris, France

  • Hôpital de la Conception - Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM)

    Marseille, France

  • METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL, Piraeus

    Piraeus, Greece

  • Manchester University Hospital - NHS Foundation Trust

    Manchester, England, United Kingdom

  • Ospedale Bassini - ASST Nord Milano

    Milan, Lombardy, 20092, Italy

  • Ospedale Borgo Trento - A.O.U. Integrata Verona

    Verona, Veneto, 37126, Italy

  • Ospedale Civile di Baggiovara - A.O.U. di Modena

    Modena, Emilia-Romagna, 41124, Italy

  • Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga

    Orbassano, Torino, 10043, Italy

  • Ospedale Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano

    Caserta, Campania, 81100, Italy

  • Ospedale regionale generale "F. Miulli"

    Bari, Italy

  • Policlinico Federico II di Napoli

    Naples, Campania, 80131, Italy

  • Policlinico Paolo Giaccone - Università degli Studi di Palermo

    Palermo, Sicily, 90127, Italy

  • Policlinico Sant'Orsola - Università di Bologna

    Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, 40138, Italy

  • Policlinico Umberto I - Sapienza Università di Roma

    Rome, Lazio, 00161, Italy

  • Policlinico di Catanzaro - A.O.U. Mater Domini

    Catanzaro, Calabria, 88100, Italy

  • Policlinico di Padova - A.O.U. di Padova

    Padova, Veneto, 35128, Italy

  • Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEII - Birmingham)

    Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

  • Radboud University Medical Centre

    Nijmegen, Netherlands

  • Rotterdam Erasmus Medical Center

    Rotterdam, Netherlands

  • Strasbourg University Hospital (CHU Strasbourg)

    Strasbourg, France

  • University General Hospital of Ioannina

    Ioannina, Greece

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