title: [Premature atherosclerosis in a 17-year-old male with diabetes mellitus and familial dyslipoproteinemia].
abstract: A 17-year-old male was admitted with an acute myocardial infarction. A coronarography showed 90% occlusion in of the descendent anterior artery. A coronary angioplasty was done with excellent response. As coronary risk factors he had diabetes mellitus for 5 years and dyslipidemia with a phenotype IIb and hypo-alpha-lipoproteinemia. The case is discussed in regard to the possible etiopathogenic causes for his premature atherosclerosis.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Endocrinología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México, D.F.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Diaz Moncada
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Quintanilla
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lerman
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: García Rubí
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Verdejo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Posadas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D013631:Tangier Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D008074:Lipoproteins
vernacular_title: Aterosclerosis prematura en un joven de 17 años con diabetes mellitus y una dislipoproteinemia familiar.