Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
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Kane A

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• Case Report
  Unusual Cause of Severe Aortic Stenosis: Familial Hypercholesterolemia: A Case Report
  Author(s): Dioum M*, Fall L, Leye M, Cisse F, Diagne JP, Ndao SCT, Diao M, Diop IB and Kane A Dioum M*, Fall L, Leye M, Cisse F, Diagne JP, Ndao SCT, Diao M, Diop IB and Kane A
  
  The main etiology of aortic stenosis in Africa is rheumatic fever in middle-age adults. We report the case of an aortic stenosis probably due to familial dyslipidemia. A patient of 24 years, male, was referred by his dermatologist for investigation of exertional dyspnea. Physical examination revealed regular heart sounds with a systolic murmur 4/6 at the aortic valve area and abolition of B2. There was no sign of heart failure. Lipid dosage showed high LDL and total cholesterol levels, 5.42 g/L and 6.23 g/L respectively. Triglyceride and HDL cholesterol levels were normal: 0.70 g/L and 0.62 g/L. Echocardiography found severe aortic stenosis with an aortic valve area of 0.6 cm2; a mean gradient of 68 mmHg and a maximum aortic jet velocity of 5.32 m/s. Coronary angiogram showed slight atheroma but angiographically normal coronary arteries. Dermatological examination showed tu.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9880.1000490

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