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LDL-apheresis in homozygous LDL-receptor-defective familial hypercholesterolemia: the Munich experience.
Atherosclerosis. Supplements - 29 Dec 2009
Keller Christiane
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23 patients, homozygotes for LDL-receptor defective familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), were diagnosed at our institute since 1960, eight of whom were heterozygous compounds. Three were lost to follow-up. Eight patients died at ages between 7 and 60 years due to cardiovascular complications, five from acute myocardial infarction, one from acute left heart failure due to severe aortic stenosis, and two from sudden...
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