LDL apheresis in the treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia: Experience of Hospital Santo António, Porto
Introduction: High plasma levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol are a risk factor for the development of premature atherosclerosis. Direct adsorption of lipoproteins (DALI) is an apheresis technique by which LDL cholesterol is selectively removed from whole blood. Objective: The presen...
Main Authors: | Isabel Palma, Ana Rita Caldas, Isabel Mangas Palma, José Alexandre Queirós, Anselmo Madureira, José Carlos Oliveira, Paulo Palma, Carlos Correia, Maria Helena Ramos |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-03-01
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Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition) |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204915000513 |
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