Pregnancy in a homozygous familial hypercholesterolemic patient treated with long-term plasma exchange.

Abstract:

:We describe the first pregnancy in a homozygous familial hypercholesterolemic woman who started plasma exchange therapy 3 years before she became pregnant. We especially studied the effects of plasma exchange on lipid profile, uteroplacental circulation, and pregnancy course.

journal_name

Am J Obstet Gynecol

authors

Beigel Y,Hod M,Fuchs J,Lurie J,Friedman S,Green P,Merlob P,Melamed R,Ovadia J

doi

10.1016/0002-9378(90)90824-q

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1990-01-01 00:00:00

pages

77-8

issue

1

eissn

0002-9378

issn

1097-6868

pii

0002-9378(90)90824-Q

journal_volume

162

pub_type

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