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Volume 2, Issue 3 (7-2016)
IJCA 2016, 2(3): 25-28 |
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Rafieyian S, Roodpeyma S, Shakeri R. Familial hypercholesterolemia: A case report. IJCA 2016; 2 (3) :25-28
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URL: http://ijca.iums.ac.ir/article-1-79-en.html
Shahid Modares Hospital, Saadat Abad, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract: (2051 Views)
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a hereditary dislipidemia. Patients present with extremely high level
of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), which is due to mutation in the gene of LDL receptor. Homozygous
patients (HoFH) whose incidence is 1 in 1.000.000 are at high risk of premature aortic valve stenosis,
and coronary artery atherosclerosis. In homozygous individuals cardiovascular complications can occur in
childhood. The current study presented a 12-year-old boy with HoFH who suffered from mild aortic stenosis,
and right coronary artery atherosclerosis. The patient underwent a successful coronary artery stenting, and was
discharged with pharmacologic therapy.
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