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Pregnancy in a homozygous familial hypercholesterolemic patient treated with long-term plasma exchange
1Lipid Unit, Beilinson Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Petah Tiqua, Israel.
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
|January 1, 1990
We describe the first pregnancy in a homozygous familial hypercholesterolemic woman who started plasma exchange therapy 3 years before she became pregnant. We especially studied the effects of plasma exchange on lipid profile, uteroplacental circulation, and pregnancy course.
We describe the first pregnancy in a homozygous familial hypercholesterolemic woman who started plasma exchange therapy 3 years before she became pregnant. We especially studied the effects of plasma exchange on lipid profile, uteroplacental circulation, and pregnancy course.