Key result
Severe familial hypercholesterolemia with LDL ~530 mg/dL presents with premature triple-vessel CAD and xanthomas.
Case Report (n=1)
40-year-old African man presented with typical anginal pain and cutaneous swelling. Examination revealed had corneal arcus, multiple tendon xanthomas and xanthelasmas. The investigation panel showed dyslipidemia with very high total cholesterol of 642.3 mg/dl, very high low-density lipoprotein of 531 mg/dl, low high-density lipoprotein of 36.7 mg/dl and high triglyceride of 248.1 mg/dl and he had a positive stress test. Coronary angiography showed triple vessel disease.
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Justine et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Familial hypercholesterolemia and coronary artery disease (n=1). Familial hypercholesterolemia was evaluated on Triple vessel coronary artery disease. Familial hypercholesterolemia with LDL 531 mg/dL and total cholesterol 642.3 mg/dL presented with tendon xanthomas and triple vessel coronary artery disease in a 40-year-old African man.
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