1. Familial hypercholesterolemia with early coronary atherosclerotic heart disease: A case report.
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Luo, Yanhong, Zheng, Min, Zhang, Yutin, He, Shuang, Zhang, Lei, Sun, Huichao, Liu, Xiaoyan, Tan, Tao, Zhu, Hua, and He, Jianfeng
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FAMILIAL hypercholesterolemia ,HEART diseases ,CORONARY artery stenosis ,HYPERCHOLESTEREMIA ,REPORTING of diseases ,CORONARY disease - 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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