Familial hyperlipidemia with premature coronary artery disease

Case contributed by Hani Makky Al Salam , 18 Jul 2010
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Henry Knipe, 12 Oct 2021

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Cardiac coronary CT was performed inwith a prospective protocol as the patient is young to decrease the radiation exposure to the patient. Premature coronary artery disease in the form of a soft plaque at the origin of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) without a significant stenosis. Premature atherosclerotic calcifications are also demonstrated in the aortic root or sinus of Valsalva.

  • -<p>Cardiac coronary CT was performed in prospective protocol as the patient is young to decrease the radiation exposure to the patient. Premature coronary artery disease in the form of a soft plaque at the origin of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) without a significant stenosis. Premature atherosclerotic calcifications are also demonstrated in the aortic root or sinus of Valsalva.</p>
  • +<p>Cardiac coronary CT was performed with a prospective protocol as the patient is young to decrease the radiation. Premature <a title="Coronary artery disease" href="/articles/coronary-artery-disease">coronary artery disease</a> in the form of a soft plaque at the origin of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) without significant stenosis. Premature atherosclerotic calcifications are also demonstrated in the aortic root or sinus of Valsalva.</p>
Age changed from 19 to 20 years.

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atherosclerotic calcifications at sinus of Valsalva

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LAD soft atheroma

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LAD soft atheroma

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