Stress perfusion-fibrosis cardiac magnetic resonance detects early heart involvement in young asymptomatic, homozygous familial hyperlipidemia with normal routine non-invasive evaluation

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 9;168(4):4570-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.06.074. Epub 2013 Jul 26.
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Keywords: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance; Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia; Myocardial fibrosis; Myocardial perfusion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Exercise Test / methods*
  • Female
  • Fibrosis / diagnosis
  • Fibrosis / etiology
  • Fibrosis / genetics
  • Heart Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Heart Diseases* / etiology
  • Heart Diseases* / genetics
  • Homozygote
  • Humans
  • Hyperlipidemias / complications*
  • Hyperlipidemias / genetics*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Male
  • Myocardial Perfusion Imaging / methods*
  • Siblings