Coronary ectasia in a homozygous patient with familial hypercholesterolemia.
Atherosclerosis
; 59(1): 43-6, 1986 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
A 23-year-old man with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia was found to have coronary ectasia by coronary angiography. This case showed generalized xanthomatosis and severe hyper low density lipoproteinemia, and his cultured skin fibroblasts showed LDL receptor activities compatible with the receptor-defective homozygous type of familial hypercholesterolemia. Coronary angiography showed fusiform aneurysmal involvements in the right coronary artery and left circumflex artery, and 50% stenosis in the right coronary artery and left anterior descending artery. Thus, homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia produces coronary ectasia as well as premature coronary stenosis.
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doença das Coronárias
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Hiperlipoproteinemia Tipo II
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Atherosclerosis
Ano de publicação:
1986
Tipo de documento:
Article