Heart Bypass Surgery

Scientists at Shiraz University release new data on heart bypass surgery

Published in Hospital Law Weekly, April 23rd, 2009

"Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant disease caused by a mutation in the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor. This mutation can lead to increased serum LDL, and subsequently to premature coronary artery disease," investigators in Iran report.

"It may also lead to valvular and supravalvular aortic stenosis, these complications being cardinal in the natural course of the disease. The surgical treatment of aortic stenosis in patients with homozygous FH is accompanied by high risk, even in skillful hands. Herein is presented the long-term follow up of a young patient with homozygous FH who underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery...

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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2009-04-23)

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