Coronary revascularization in a 13 year old patient with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2014.8013

Eylem Tunçer, Murat Başaran, Nihat Çine, Behzat Tüzün, Hakan Ceyran

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kartal Koşuyolu Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2014.8013

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Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutations in the low density lipoprotein receptor gene. The disease is associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease early in life. In this article, we present a 13-year-old boy with familial homozygous hypercholesterolemia who had an extensive coronary artery disease and underwent successful coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Keywords : Coronary artery disease; coronary bypass artery grafting; familial hypercholesterolemia; surgery

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