Long-term survival of childhood coronary artery disease in a patient severely affected with familial hypercholesterolemia

Christopher Sibley; Sarah McGann; Neil J Stone

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.05.051

Long-term survival of childhood coronary artery disease in a patient severely affected with familial hypercholesterolemia

Am J Cardiol. 2004 Sep 1;94(5):699-700. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.05.051.

Authors

Christopher Sibley¹, Sarah McGann, Neil J Stone

Affiliation

¹ Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

PMID: 15342318
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.05.051

Abstract

This brief account of a patient severely affected with familial hypercholesterolemia and with coronary artery disease since age 13 reviews his therapy and survival into the fifth decade of life. This is heretofore unreported in phenotypically homozygous patients with familial hypercholesterolemia in the era before statin drugs, low-density lipoprotein apheresis, or their combination.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Age Factors
Blood Component Removal / methods
Coronary Artery Bypass / methods
Coronary Artery Disease / etiology
Coronary Artery Disease / therapy*
Humans
Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / complications
Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / genetics*
Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / therapy*
Hypolipidemic Agents / therapeutic use
Male
Obesity / complications
Pedigree
Severity of Illness Index
Survivors
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Hypolipidemic Agents