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Pregnancy in homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia--Importance of LDL-apheresis.

Atherosclerosis. Supplements - 1 May 2015

Blaha M, Lanska M, Blaha V, Boudys L, Zak P

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INTRODUCTION: Rare cases of pregnancy in women with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HFH) have been reported. HFH might pose significant risks for the mother and her fetus. Statins, the most potent agents for low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol reduction, are contraindicated; thus lipoprotein apheresis remains the only effective treatment. CASE REPORT: We report on a 34-year-old pregnant woman with...

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PMID: 25936317
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosissup.2015.02.024

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