RELATION BETWEEN ACHILLES TENDON THICKENING AND SEVERITY OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE DESPITE CLINICALLY DIAGNOSED FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION

Abstract

Tendon xanthoma, represented as Achilles tendon thickening (ATT), is one of the important diagnostic criteria for familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). However, there are some cases with ATT who do not meet these criteria. This study aimed to investigate the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD)