Supravalvular aortic stenosis and coronary ostial stenosis in homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.

Srimannarayana, I; Varma, R S; Satheesh, S; Anilkumar, R; Balachander, J

Srimannarayana, I; Varma, R S; Satheesh, S; Anilkumar, R; Balachander, J.

Indian Heart J ; 2004 Mar-Apr; 56(2): 152-4

Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-3866

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Patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia exhibit severe hypercholesterolemia, cutaneous and tendon xanthomata, and premature atherosclerosis from childhood. A rare presentation of this condition with supravalvular aortic stenosis and coronary ostial stenosis is described.

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Adult; Hypolipidemic Agents/therapeutic use; Aortic Stenosis, Supravalvular/complications; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Stenosis/complications; Drug Therapy, Combination; Follow-Up Studies; Cardiac Catheterization; Humans; Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II/complications; Lipoproteins, HDL/blood; Lipoproteins, LDL/blood; Male; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Main subject: Severity of Illness Index / Humans / Male / Cardiac Catheterization / Follow-Up Studies / Coronary Angiography / Risk Assessment / Adult / Aortic Stenosis, Supravalvular / Coronary Stenosis Type of study: Etiology study / Observational study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Language: English Journal: Indian heart j Year: 2004 Type: Article

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