title: Familial hypercholesterolaemia presenting with coronary artery disease in a young patient.
abstract: A man in his early 20s presented with an angina on exertion and postprandial angina. Upon examination, the patient had carotid artery bruit and multiple tendon xanthomas. His lipid profile showed a very high total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; treadmill test was strongly positive. Subsequent coronary angiogram revealed triple vessel disease. The patient underwent revascularisation and is on lipid lowering therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Subramani
authors.forename: Vikram B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Kolhari
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Manjunath
authors.forename: Shivkumar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhairappa
mesh_terms: D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D055815:Young Adult