International projects:

1) The international multicenter project Population Urban Rural Epidemiological study (PURE), is conducted in 27 countries, initiated by the Canadian scientific organization PHRI, Hamilton Health Science Corporation, McMaster University, Canada.

2) The international multicenter clinical trial INVICTUS, is conducted in 40 countries under the supervision of the Canadian research organization PHRI, Hamilton Health Science Corporation, McMaster University, Canada.

3) International Study in conjunction with the University of Pittsburgh, USA.

4) The international project to create a register of patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, in collaboration with Imperial College, London, UK.