DOI: 10.12890/2024_005043
Can severe hypertriglyceridemia cause angina in the absence of significant coronary artery lesions?
Authors
mustafa32.zain@damascusuniversity.edu.sy
Keywords
Ischemic heart disease, hypertriglyceridemia, dobutamine stress echocardiographyAbstract
Hyperlipidaemia is considered one of the most common risk factors for ischemic heart disease. Severely elevated triglyceride levels may lead to hyperviscosity which may contribute to endothelial dysfunction, tissue ischemia and chylomicronaemia. This case report features a 39-year-old, non-smoker male with a past medical history of hypertension and no family history of coronary artery disease, who presented to the clinic with angina. The electrocardiogram and echocardiogram were normal. Laboratory tests were normal except for severely elevated triglyceride levels. A dobutamine stress echocardiogram was positive, so the patient underwent coronary angiography which revealed normal coronary arteries with slow flow in all of the coronary arteries (TIMI 2 flow grade). The patient was then discharged on high-intensity statin, fenofibrate, isosorbide mononitrate, nebivolol, and was given lifestyle modification instructions. After 3 months the patient came back to the clinic for follow-up. He was in good general condition and symptom free. Laboratory tests (including lipid profile) were within normal limits.
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