Study cancelled prior to FSI

The purpose of the study is to determine whether an Internet based compliance tool is superior to common diet counselling in patients with hypercholesterolemia.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Available personal mailbox and access to the Internet
• Primary hypercholesterolemia with CV risk > 20% over 10 years judged by the investigator or a history of ischemic heart disease or other established atherosclerotic disease (claudicatio intermittens, apoplexia cerebri (ischaemic stroke)) or stable diabetes mellitus
• Fasting LDL-C level > 3.2 mmol/L

Exclusion Criteria:

• Known heterozygous or homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia or known type III hyperlipoproteinaemia (familial dysbetalipoproteinaemia)
• Documented secondary hypercholesterolemia of any cause except stable diabetes mellitus (type 1 or type 2)
• History of serious adverse effect or hypersensitivity reactions to statins, in particular any history of myopathy