Bambauer R, Schiel R, Latza R
Treatment of severe hyperlipidemia - six years experience with
LDL-apheresis
International Society for Artificial Organs
Artif Organs
(Nov) 11:1041 1995
The long term results (mean 43 months) of treatment with LDL-apheresis in 30
patients with familial hypercholesterolemia is described. After 1 year of
therapy, serum triglycerides were reduced from a mean of 500 to 300,
cholesterol from 400 to 230, LpA from 28 to 18 mg/dl, with stabilization
thereafter. Outcomes cannot be accurately assessed without some control
group, but a reduction of nitrate medications and increased "performance" in
these patients was claimed.
(J. Daugirdas)
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