Case Report: Liver Transplantation in Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH)—Long-Term Follow-Up of a Patient and Literature Review

Case Report: Liver Transplantation in Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH)—Long-Term Follow-Up of a Patient and Literature Review

Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) is a rare inherited metabolic disorder, frequently leading to an early cardiovascular death if not adequately treated. Since standard medications usually fail to reduce LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels satisfactorily, LDL-apheresis is a mainstay of manag...

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Main Authors: Matej Mlinaric, Nevenka Bratanic, Vlasta Dragos, Ajda Skarlovnik, Matija Cevc, Tadej Battelino, Urh Groselj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
HoFH
fh
LDL-apheresis
liver transplantation
Slovenia
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2020.567895/full

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