Symptomatic bilateral carotid artery stenoses 7 years after coronary artery bypass surgery in a young patient with familial hypercholesterolemia

Tok M., GÜVENER M., Cekirge S., Pasaoglu I.

VASA-JOURNAL OF VASCULAR DISEASES, vol.37, no.1, pp.87-89, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 37 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1024/0301-1526.37.1.87
  • Journal Name: VASA-JOURNAL OF VASCULAR DISEASES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.87-89
  • Keywords: hypercholesterolemia, carotid artery stenosis, LDL apheresis, ATHEROSCLEROSIS
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: No

Abstract

We present a patient suffering from homozygous familial hypercholesterotemia, who developed coronary artery disease in the age of 15 treated with three vessels coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) operation. 7 years after CABG surgery symptomatic bilateral carotid artery stenoses were observed. Both internal carotid arteries were stented. The combination of pharmacologic therapy with life-long LDL-apheresis is the current treatment of choice.