Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia with stenosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery successfully treated with weekly low‐density lipoprotein apheresis for 16 years without percutaneous coronary intervention

Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia with stenosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery successfully treated with weekly low‐density lipoprotein apheresis for 16 years without percutaneous coronary intervention

Abstract We successfully treated a patient with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) with stable coronary arterial disease using optimal medical therapy and low‐density lipoprotein (LDL) apheresis for 16 years without percutaneous coronary intervention or bypass surgery. Intensive LDL low...

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Main Authors: Takanori Yasu, Masahiro Shimoyama, Hiroshi Wada, Tomohiro Iwakura, Shigeru Toyoda, Atsuhiko Kawabe, Takushi Sugiyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-08-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
Subjects:
angina
apheresis
homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
iodine allergy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2299

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