Effects of ldl apheresis on blood rheology in two patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia

Blood Purification

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 182-187

  Fadul, Jamal E M ^a   Sandhagen, Bo ^b   Linde, Torbjorn ^a   Vessby, Bengt ^c   Wikström, Björn ^a   Danielsona, Bo G ^a  

^a Departments of Internal Medicine   (Sweden)

^b Departments of Clinical Physiology   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fibrinogen; Haemorheology; Hypercholesterolaemia treatment; Low density lipoprotein apheresis; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN SULFATE; FIBRINOGEN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; APHERESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; PLASMA VISCOSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADSORPTION; ADULT; BLOOD COMPONENT REMOVAL; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DEXTRAN SULFATE; FIBRINOGEN; HEMORHEOLOGY; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE II; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RECEPTORS, LDL;

EID: 0030875992     PISSN: 02535068     EISSN: 14219735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000170329     Document Type: Article

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