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Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia with severe involvement of the aortic valve-A sibling-controlled case study on the efficacy of lipoprotein apheresis.
Journal of clinical apheresis - 1 Jun 2020
Galiano Matthias, Hammersen Johanna, Sauerstein Katja, Blessing Holger, Rümmele Petra, Purbojo Ariawan, Schöber Martin, Moosmann Julia, Raffelsbauer Gunter, Heibges Andreas, Klingel Reinhard
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BACKGROUND: Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (hoFH) can cause severe atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in early infancy. Diagnosis and initiation of effective lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) are recommended as early as possible to prevent ASCVD-related morbidity and mortality. METHODS: The clinical courses of a pair of siblings with an identical hoFH genotype, who exhibited major similarities of...
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