A Case of Severe Carotid Stenosis in a Patient with Familial Hypercholesterolemia without Significant Coronary Artery Disease

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an inherited metabolic disorder characterized by elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in the blood. In its heterozygous form, it occurs in 1 in 500 individuals in the general population. It is an important contributor to the early onset of coronar...

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Main Authors: Marcos Aurélio Lima Barros, Hygor Ferreira-Fernandes, Ingrid Cristina Rêgo Barros, Adriel Rêgo Barbosa, Giovanny Rebouças Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/853921
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