Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia with valvulopathy

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal codominant genetic disorder of lipid metabolism. The occurrence of its homozygous form is rare. This is a case of a young girl who presented with syncope and was found to have multiple tuberous xanthomas and valvulopathy, along with deranged lipid p...

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Main Authors: Ashokan Nambiar, Robin George Manappallil, V G Pradeep Kumar, Avinash Sarpamale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Preventive Cardiology
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Online Access:http://www.jcpconline.org/article.asp?issn=2250-3528;year=2019;volume=8;issue=1;spage=34;epage=37;aulast=Nambiar