The Journal of the Association of Physicians of Tamil Nadu Issue 2
A Rare Case of Familial Hypercholesterolemia with Triple Vessel Disease in a Young Medico who Underwent CABG
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Volume 1,
Issue 2
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June 2022
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Pages 24-28
The journal is published as a quarterly issue.
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Available Online: June 2022
ABSTRACT
A 22-year-old male- normotensive, euglycemic, diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia with tuberous xanthomas at six years. He had recurrent angina with ECG showing abnormalities. Echo and TMT were done. X-ray chest was normal. Echo, LV normal, no PHT, EF65%, No RWMA, TMT positive. He was taken up for coronary angiogram, which revealed significant triple vessel disease. He was given anti-lipid measures and underwent coronary bypass surgery.
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