Symptomatic bilateral carotid artery stenoses 7 years after coronary artery bypass surgery in a young patient with familial hypercholesterolemia
VASA-JOURNAL OF VASCULAR DISEASES, cilt.37, sa.1, ss.87-89, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 37 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2008
- Doi Numarası: 10.1024/0301-1526.37.1.87
- Dergi Adı: VASA-JOURNAL OF VASCULAR DISEASES
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.87-89
- Anahtar Kelimeler: hypercholesterolemia, carotid artery stenosis, LDL apheresis, ATHEROSCLEROSIS
- Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
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.