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Familial hypercholesterolemia supravalvular aortic stenosis and extensive atherosclerosis.
Indian heart journal - 1 Jan 2018
Prajapati Rajpal, Agrawal Vikas
Abstract excerpt
Familial hypercholesterolemia is an autosomally dominant disorder caused by various mutations in low-density lipoprotein receptor genes. This can lead to premature coronary atherosclerosis and cardiac-related death. The symptoms are more severe in the homozygous type of the disease. Premature malignant atherogenesis leading to aortic root abnormalities causing supravalvular aortic stenosis is rare. Our case...
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