Fatal outcome of homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia in a black patient. A case report.
A black patient with homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia associated with ischaemic heart disease and a fatal outcome is described. The appearances of the coronary artery and aortic lesions on histological examination at autopsy were identical to those of typical atherosclerosis.
Marais
A D
AD
Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town.
Firth
J C
JC
Rose
A G
AG
Berger
G M
GM
D000328:Adult; D044383:Black People; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male