Take our patient case study quiz specially curated for you by our Faculty Member, Prof. Lale Tokyozoglu.
Case Study: A 40-year old female presents with elevated cholesterol. She is asymptomatic, premenopausal, nondiabetic, does not smoke and has a normal blood pressure. Her father died of a myocardial infarction at age 40.
Below is her lipid profile:
LDL-cholesterol: 5 mmol/L (191 mg/dL)
HDL-cholesterol: 1.0 mmol/L (39 mg/dL)
Triglycerides: 0.85 mmol/L (75 mg/dL)
Vasan RS, Enserro DM, Xanthakis V, et al.
Journal: Circulation
First published: April 18, 2022 DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.057889