LDL-Apheresis: Technical and Clinical Aspects

The prognosis of patients suffering from severe hyperlipidemia, sometimes combined with elevated lipoprotein (a) levels, and coronary heart disease refractory to diet and lipid-lowering drugs is poor. For such patients, regular treatment with low-density lipoprotein (LDL) apheresis is the therapeuti...

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Main Authors: Bambauer, Rolf, Bambauer, Carolin, Lehmann, Boris, Latza, Reinhard, Schiel, Ralf
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Scientific World Journal 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3361163/