Young Fatal Case of Familial Hypercholesterolemia: A Case Report
Open Access
- 22 May 2018
- journal article
- Published by Peertechz Publications Private Limited in Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiology
- Vol. 5 (2), 016-017
- https://doi.org/10.17352/2455-2976.000063
Abstract
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disease presented by high levels of serum low density lipoprotein (LDL), xanthomas and early coronary artery disease (CAD).Keywords
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