Successful Treatment of Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia Using Cascade Filtration Plasmapheresis

KARDAŞ F., ÇETİN A., Solmaz M., Buyukoglan R., KAYNAR L., Kendirci M., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY, vol.29, no.4, pp.334-341, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/tjh.2011.20
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.334-341
  • Keywords: Familial hypercholesterolemia, Cascade filtration plasmapheresis, Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), DENSITY-LIPOPROTEIN APHERESIS, PEDIATRIC-PATIENTS, WHOLE-BLOOD, LDL, REMOVAL, MANAGEMENT, EFFICACY, OUTCOMES, CHILDREN, SYSTEM
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to report the efficacy of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) apheresis using a cascade filtration system in pediatric patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), and to clarify the associated adverse effects and difficulties.