Aphersis?

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Subject: Aphersis?
From: "Ann" [email hidden]
Date: 6/30/2004 1:09 AM Mountain Daylight Time
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[Apheresis in severe hypercholesterolaemia]

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[Article in Norwegian]

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Graesdal A, Hovland A, Bjorbaek E.

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Lipidklinikken Nordlandssykehuset, Bodo. [email hidden]

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BACKGROUND: Hypercholesterolaemia is usually successfully

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treated with

statins but in some cases the medication has insufficient
cholesterol-lowering effect

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or is not well tolerated. In these instances LDL apheresis
is an option. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We share some of our
own experience with this

treatment and then review the literature regarding LDL
apheresis. >RESULTS: LDL apheresis seems a safe and
effective way of lowering LDL cholesterol. Mortality and

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morbidity is reduced in selected patient groups. Quite
probably, >too few Norwegian patients are offered this
treatment. >INTERPRETATION: LDL

apheresis

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should be available in all health regions of Norway and
the >treatment

should be

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known to all those who treat severe hypercholesterolaemia
or >coronary

artery

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disease.

Could someone explain what Aphersis is? Regards, A.L.

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