Surgical collection in a patient with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia

Ailesel hiperkolesterolemi koroner arterlerde hızlı gelişen ateroskleroz ve aort stenozu ile karakterize bir hastalıktır. Göğüs ağrısı şikayetiyle başvuran 21 yaşındaki bir erkek hasta, homozigot ailesel hiperkolesterolemi tanısıyla aortokoroner bypass, aortik kök genişletme ve aort kapak replasmanı ile tedavi edildi. Ameliyat sonrası dönemi sorunsuz geçen hastanın iki yıllık takibi süresince nüks saptanmadı.

Homozigot ailesel hiperkolesterolemili bir hastada cerrahi tedavi

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.

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