Coronary bypass operation in a nine-year-old patient with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: a case report

Faik Fevzi Okur,

Faik Fevzi Okur¹, İhsan Sami Uyar¹, Türkay Sarıtaş², Vedide Tavlı², Alp Alayunt¹

¹Şifa Tıp Merkezi, Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Bölümü, İzmir
²Dr. Behçet Uz Çocuk Hastanesi, Kardiyoloji Bölümü, İzmir

It is well documented that homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia might necessitate coronary bypass surgery in children. In this article, we present a nine-year-old girl admitted to our clinic due to respiratory distress and chest pain due to exertion which she had suffered for one month. The patient was suspected to have coronary artery disease and coronary angiography was done, revealing 90% narrowing in the left main coronary artery before the bifurcation point and osteal 90% narrowing in the right coronary artery. The patient underwent coronary artery bypass surgery and bilateral internal mammary arteries were used for the treatment of coronary artery disease.

Keywords : Coronary bypass surgery; coronary disease/etiology/ surgery; familial hypercholesterolemia

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