Erschienen in:
10.02.2020 | Images in Cardiovascular Intervention
A case of effort angina complicated with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis involving severe coronary artery calcification and the detection of a calcified nodule on optical coherence tomography
verfasst von:
Kohei Tonai, Yoshiyuki Miyamoto, Tetsuya Iwaguro, Masaoki Miyamoto, Yaushi Okumoto, Keizo Kimura
Erschienen in:
Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics
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Ausgabe 4/2020
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Excerpt
A 43-year-old male was admitted to our hospital with effort angina. At the age of 31, he had exhibited a disturbance of memory, Achilles tendon xanthomas, and an elevated serum cholestanol level of 9.9 mg/dl, which led to a suspicion of cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX). His total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels were 208 mg/dl, 65 mg/dl, and 130 mg/dl, respectively. He was finally diagnosed with CTX via a genetic analysis, which demonstrated the p.Arg372Gln variant in the CYP27A1 gene (which codes for sterol 27-hydroxylase). He was treated with chenodeoxycholic acid and a statin. …