title: Combined LDL apheresis and hemodialysis in a patient with end-stage renal disease and accelerated coronary atherosclerosis.
abstract: The first long-term experience with lipid apheresis in a hemodialysis patient with refractory combined hyperlipidemia and coronary heart disease is described. Simultaneous treatment was performed once a week using two separate machines connected by parallel flow. Correction of hyperlipidemia was achieved, accompanied by inhibition of progressive coronary heart disease, enabling kidney transplantation.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Medical Clinic, Markus Hospital, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grützmacher
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vallbracht
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Scheuermann
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kurz
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schoeppe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001781:Blood Component Removal / Q000295:instrumentation; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy*; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000295:instrumentation
chemical_list: D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL