Treatment of hypercholesterolemia and prevention of coronary artery disease after heart transplantation by combination of low-dose simvastatin and HELP-LDL-apheresis.
Wenke
K
K
Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Grosshadern, Munich, Germany.
Thiery
J
J
Arndtz
N
N
Meiser
B M
BM
Seidel
D
D
Reichart
B
B
D000328:Adult; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001781:Blood Component Removal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011232:Chemical Precipitation; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008148:Lovastatin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D019821:Simvastatin
D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D008148:Lovastatin; D019821:Simvastatin