Infarto del miocardio y tendinitis aquiliana como manifestaciones de hipercolesterolemia familiar

Abstract

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder characterized by a decrease in LDL cholesterol receptors; patents exhibit increased plasmatic LDL levels, early coronary artery disease and osteoarticular manifestations such as tendinous xanthomata and arthritis. We report the case of a thirty year-old man wlth no cardiovascular or rheumatologic history who presented with concomitant acute myocardial Jnfarctlon and acute Achilles’' tendinitis. Clinical features and lipid work-up were consistent with FH (Hyperlipoproteinemia IIa).