ACUTE HEART FAILURE SECONDARY TO SEVERE THREE-VESSEL CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN A YOUNG INDIVIDUAL AND ALTERATION OF LIPOPROTEIN A

Abstract

Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease is ranked as the leading cause of acute and chronic heart failure in the world. When we thoroughly evaluate the modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for atherosclerosis, we are faced with global cardiovascular risk scores, which delimit preventive and later therapeutic goals, with the objective of reducing morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular diseases. The present case report shows us a severe coronary disease, with diffuse atherosclerosis, in a patient with a low global risk score and alteration of lipoprotein A (LpA), raising questions about the improvement of measures for global restratification of cardiovascular risk.