Premature Coronary Artery Disease due to Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia in a 12-Year-Old Girl.

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Ekici F., Özçobanoğlu S., KARDELEN F.

Balkan medical journal, cilt.35, ss.208-211, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 35
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.0490
  • Dergi Adı: Balkan medical journal
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.208-211
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Premature coronary artery disease, homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, children, coronary surgery, INTERVENTION, CHILDREN
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia is a rare inherited metabolic disease caused by low-density lipoprotein receptor abnormality. Patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia have an increased risk of cardiovascular complication that usually occurs in the first decade of life. Here, we report a 12-year-old girl with an unpredicted presentation for coronary artery disease and found to have homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.