[Premature atherosclerosis in a 17-year-old male with diabetes mellitus and familial dyslipoproteinemia].
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.
Diaz Moncada
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Servicio de Endocrinología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México, D.F.
Quintanilla
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J
Lerman
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I
García Rubí
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Verdejo
J
J
Posadas
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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
D008055:Lipids; D008074:Lipoproteins
Aterosclerosis prematura en un joven de 17 años con diabetes mellitus y una dislipoproteinemia familiar.