Pregnancy in a Woman with Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia Not on Low-Density Lipoprotein Apheresis

Pregnancy in women with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) has been rarely reported and might pose risks on the mother and her fetus. Although most reported cases remained on low-density lipoprotein (LDL) apheresis, there are no clear guidelines regarding the management of this entity. We...

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Main Authors: Akl C. Fahed, Anwar H. Nassar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2012-11-01
Series:American Journal of Perinatology Reports
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Online Access:https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/html/10.1055/s-0032-1305798