Hypertriglyceridemia: Is there a role for prophylactic apheresis? A case report
Abstract Severe hypertriglyceridemia has been consistently associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and other complications, namely acute pancreatitis. We report a case of a 64 year-old woman with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and metabolic syndrome with triglyceride level of 3260 m...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Nephrology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002016000300366&lng=en&tlng=en |