TY  - JOUR
TI  - Treatment and follow-up of coronary artery disease in a child with homozygous
familial hypercholesterolemia
AB  - Familial hypercholesterolemia is a metabolic disease caused by a mutation in the low-density lipoprotein receptor gene. It carries early atherosclerosis and coronary artery
disease risks. Coronary artery disease has been reported 20 times in the pediatric population with familial hypercholesterolemia compared to the normal population. Early
diagnosis and treatment may reduce morbidity and mortality. In this article, we present a 16-year-old patient, who followed up for 12 years due to hypercholesterolemia
and applied to our hospital due to chest pain, shortness of breath, and palpitation. After a detailed evaluation, we detected critical left and right main coronary artery
stenosis, and bypass surgery was performed by cardiovascular surgeons. Early diagnosis of children with familial hypercholesterolemia or patients who have a family
history of hypercholesterolemia will allow treatment of the disease and prevention of the complications.
AU  - öncül, mehmet
AU  - Akinci, Aysehan
AU  - ELKIRAN, OZLEM
AU  - Karakurt, Cemsit
AU  - erdil, nevzat
DO  - 10.5455/medscience.2021.08.260
PY  - 2022
JO  - Medicine Science
VL  - 11
IS  - 1
SN  - 2147-0634
SP  - 419
EP  - 421
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/522880
ER  -