title: Supravalvular aortic stenosis and coronary ostial stenosis in homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.
abstract: Patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia exhibit severe hypercholesterolemia, cutaneous and tendon xanthomata, and premature atherosclerosis from childhood. A rare presentation of this condition with supravalvular aortic stenosis and coronary ostial stenosis is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Jawahar Lal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Srimannarayana
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Varma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Satheesh
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Anilkumar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Balachander
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D021921:Aortic Stenosis, Supravalvular / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL