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Lomitapide for the management of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.
Reviews in cardiovascular medicine - 1 Jan 2014
deGoma Emil M
Abstract excerpt
Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) is a rare genetic disorder of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) metabolism resulting in extremely elevated serum levels of LDL-C and premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Treatment typically involves multiple pharmacologic agents, as well as mechanical filtration using weekly or biweekly LDL apheresis. Despite combination lipid-lowering...
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