Familial hypercholesterolemia with early coronary atherosclerotic heart disease: A case report.

Familial hypercholesterolemia with early coronary atherosclerotic heart disease: A case report. Exp Ther Med. 2019 Aug;18(2):981-986 Authors: Luo Y, Zheng M, Zhang Y, He S, Zhang L, Sun H, Liu X, Tan T, Zhu H, He J Abstract Patients with familial hypercholesterolemia usually present with high levels of serum low-density lipoprotein, xanthomas and early coronary artery disease. A 13 years old female patient was admitted to Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University presenting symptoms of heart failure. Laboratory tests showed that her cholesterol and low-density lipid levels were extremely high. Electrocardiogram test revealed that she had sinus tachycardia, QT lengthening and ST-T change. Multiple cardiac function abnormalities were diagnosed by echocardiogram. Multiple coronary artery stenosis was determined by computed tomography angiography. After the combination of lipid lowering, anti-thrombosis, and cardiac remodeling therapies, the patient's symptoms were significantly improved and the patient was discharged. PMID: 31316595 [PubMed]
Source: Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine - Category: General Medicine Tags: Exp Ther Med Source Type: research