title: A 19-year-old man with myocardial infarction and sitosterolemia.
abstract: This is a case report of a 19-year-old man who presented with acute myocardial infarction with obstruction of one coronary artery and rapid progression to three vessels in 8 months. He was proved to have sitosterolemia, a rare hereditary disease with plant sterol storing, resulting in juvenile coronary artery disease. Atherosclerotic complications can be preventable by administration of bile acid-binding resin, after the correct diagnosis is made. We introduce this disease with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Cardiopulmonary Division, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo.
authors.forename: Takaharu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katayama
authors.forename: Shingo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Katayama
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yagi
authors.forename: Nobuyoshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kurita
authors.forename: Toshihisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Anzai
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Asakura
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mitamura
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ogawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000209:etiology; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008052:Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D012855:Sitosterols / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D012855:Sitosterols