Aggressive Management in A Child With Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia


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  • Osman Başpınar Gaziantep University School Of Medicine Department Of Pediatrics
  • Hakkı Kazaz Gaziantep University School Of Medicine Department Of Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Bahadır Dağlar Gaziantep University School Of Medicine Department Of Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Ziya Bayraktaroğlu Gaziantep University School Of Medicine Department Of Pediatrics
  • Vedat Davutoğlu Gaziantep University School Of Medicine Department Of Cardiology
  • Alper İ. Dai Gaziantep University School Of Medicine Department Of Pediatrics

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58600/eurjther.2009-15-1-1263-arch

Keywords:

Familial hypercholesterolemia, Child, Apheresis, Coronary bypass, Ezetimibe

Abstract

Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia is a rare and fatal disease. Twelve year-old girl patient with anginal symptoms and diffuse xanthomas were treated with diet restriction, per oral high dose statins, ezetimibe, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol apheresis and coronary artery bypass grafting. She has been on follow-up visit in stable condition.

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2009-01-01

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Başpınar, O., Kazaz, H., Dağlar, B., Bayraktaroğlu, Z., Davutoğlu, V., & Dai, A. İ. (2009). Aggressive Management in A Child With Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia. European Journal of Therapeutics, 15(1), 49–51. https://doi.org/10.58600/eurjther.2009-15-1-1263-arch

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