Supravalvular aortic stenosis and coronary ostial stenosis in homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 152-154

  Srimannarayana, J ^a   Varma, R S ^a   Satheesh, S ^a   Anilkumar, R ^a   Balachander, J ^a,b  

^a J Lal Inst Postgrad Med Educ R   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Coronary ostial stenosis; Familial hypercholesterolemia; Supravalvular aortic stenosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA SUPRAVALVULAR STENOSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CASE REPORT; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE 2; MALE; PROGNOSIS; XANTHOMA;

ADULT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; AORTIC STENOSIS, SUPRAVALVULAR; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE II; LIPOPROTEINS, HDL; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 4344624583     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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