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[LDL-apheresis--clinical indication and utility].
1Department of Internal Medicine and Molecular Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University.
Nihon Rinsho. Japanese Journal of Clinical Medicine
|January 19, 2000
Summary
LDL-apheresis effectively lowers cholesterol in severe hypercholesterolemia patients resistant to drugs. This established method shows long-term effectiveness for coronary events and may prevent graft disease in heart transplant recipients.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Biochemistry