Acute coronary syndrome after liver transplantation in a young primary biliary cholangitis recipient with dyslipidemia: a case report

Acute coronary syndrome after liver transplantation in a young primary biliary cholangitis recipient with dyslipidemia: a case report

Abstract Background Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic, progressive liver disease associated with dyslipidemia. There is a consensus that PBC does not accelerate coronary artery disease despite high cholesterol levels, so the screening test for the coronary artery is not routinely perfor...

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Main Authors: Siyuan Yao, Akiho Iwashita, Shintaro Yagi, Hirotoshi Watanabe, Takahiro Nishio, Yukinori Koyama, Kazuyuki Nagai, Naoko Kamo, Kojiro Taura, Etsuro Hatano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Surgical Society 2022-06-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Primary biliary cholangitis
Liver transplantation
Hypercholesterolemia
Hypertriglyceridemia
Coronary artery disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-022-01470-1
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