Patients who have heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH), a condition that causes abnormally raised low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels and premature cardiovascular disease, ...

Drs Brinton and Michos highlight LDL-C apheresis in the treatment landscape for homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia [HoFH]. Eliot Brinton, MD: What do we do if the standard treatments don’t work?

LDL stands for low-density lipoproteins. LDL is commonly known as the “bad” cholesterol. LDL apheresis is a treatment that removes bad cholesterol from the blood. Many people can treat high ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . LAS VEGAS — Lipid apheresis can significantly reduce lipoprotein(a) levels compared with available drug ...

Previous studies have suggested that leukocyte apheresis, which selectively removes about 65% of activated granulocytes and 55% of activated monocytes from peripheral blood, can improve IBD symptoms ...

Desperate and exhausted long COVID patients have turned to an experimental therapy, apheresis, or "blood washing," to treat the illness. PA Images via Getty Images Desperate to have their lives back, ...