Surgical Correction in A Patient With Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Melih Hulusi Us,

Melih Hulusi Us¹, Mutasım Süngün¹, Soner Sanioğlu¹, Sibel Poçan², Ahmet Turan Yılmaz¹

¹Departments of 1Cardiovascular Surgery Gülhane Military Medical School Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, İstanbul
²Departments of 2Anesthesiology,Gülhane Military Medical School Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, İstanbul

Familial hypercholesterolemia is characterized by rapidly progressing coronary atherosclerosis and aortic stenosis. A 21-year-old man presented with anginal pain. He was diagnosed as having homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia and treated with coronary artery bypass grafting, aortic root enlargement, and aortic valve replacement. The postoperative course was uneventful and no recurence was observed within a follow-up of two years.

Keywords : Aortic valve stenosis/etiology; arteriosclerosis/etiology/ surgery; coronary artery bypass; homozygote; hypercholesterolemia, familial/complications/surgery

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