Fatal myocardial infarction at 4.5 years in a case of homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia

Gautschi, Matthias; Pavlovic, Mladen; Nuoffer, Jean-Marc (2012). Fatal myocardial infarction at 4.5 years in a case of homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia. In: , (ed.) JIMD Reports - Case and Research Reports, 2011/2. JIMD Reports: Vol. 2 (pp. 45-50). Berlin: Springer 10.1007/8904_2011_45

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Management of homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia is notoriously difficult. For these patients, LDL apheresis is considered the treatment of choice. Treatment initiation is advocated generally from the age of seven years onwards (Thompson et al., Atherosclerosis 198:247-255, 2008). Here, we present the case of a young girl from a large inbred family of Turkish descent with homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia and fatal outcome at the early age of 4(1/2) years.In conclusion, this case suggests that management of homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia may require earlier and more aggressive treatment, including LDL apheresis before the age of seven years.

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