Eight-year-old treated for acute coronary syndrome: case
Chinese doctors say the young boy had 'extremely high' LDL-cholesterol levels that refused to budge with statin therapy
An eight-year-old boy with acute coronary syndrome is believed to be the youngest ever case of homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia treated with filtration plasma and percutaneous coronary intervention, doctors are reporting.
The patient was admitted to hospital after experiencing chest pain with slight exertion for two months and had a blood pressure of 110/60mmHg, heart rate of 112bpm and a respiratory rate of 21 breaths per minute.
