Open AccessCoronary artery bypass grafting in a 12‐year‐old girl with familial hypercholesterolemia
Author(s) -
AlDairy Alwaleed,
Srour Samir,
Hasan Hasan,
Alkasser Ola,
Alkasser Mhd Khaled
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4229
Subject(s) - medicine , familial hypercholesterolemia , bypass grafting , artery , internal thoracic artery , cardiology , girl , surgery , cholesterol , psychology , developmental psychology
As CABG operation is indicated in children with familial hypercholesterolemia, it seems that bilateral internal thoracic arteries are the preferred grafts, taking into consideration its superiority over venous graft regarding patency and growth.