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 ...

Bethesda, MD - A small study from Japan entitled the Low Density Lipoprotein-Apheresis Coronary Morphology and Reserve Trial (LACMART) suggests that aggressive lipid-lowering therapy using a ...

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?

A: Atorvastatin (mg/day); C: Colesevalam (g/day); E: Ezetimibe (mg/day); Lp aph: Lipoprotein apheresis; N: Nicotinic acid (g/day); P-P: Post-partum; Preg: Pregnancy ...

Q: I’ve heard I can have my high cholesterol filtered out of my blood, just like kidney dialysis. Is that true? — Jamie C., Chicago A: Yes and no. There’s a treatment called LDL apheresis that’s ...

In their final thoughts, Drs Brinton, Baum and Michos provide insights on the trajectory of treatment in HoFH. Eliot Brinton, MD: One of the questions that often comes up in the process of diagnosing ...

When it comes to cholesterol, it is a numbers game. Anything above 200 increases your risk of heart disease. Levels of 300, 400 or higher puts you in the danger zone. A breakthrough therapy aims to ...

B. Braun Medical’s renal therapies division has announced the availability of the Plasmat Futura System for heparin-induced extracorporeal lipoprotein precipitation (HELP) LDL Apheresis therapy. HELP ...