title: Case reports on emergency treatment of cardiovascular syndromes through heparin-mediated low-density lipoprotein/fibrinogen precipitation: a new approach to augment cerebral and myocardial salvage.
abstract: We report the first experiences with HELP apheresis as an emergency treatment for acute cardiovascular syndromes; two patients who were not eligible for lysis therapy and catheter intervention were treated with HELP apheresis instead. Both patients had a most severe, generalized atherosclerosis and reached the hospital too late for conventional measures. In both cases, the use of the apheresis dramatically improved the clinical situation to such an extent that the possibilities of this apheresis system urge further investigation.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Klinische Chemie, Universitätsklinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany. Jaeger@klch.med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: Beate Roxane
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Jaeger
authors.forename: Eckart
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kreuzer
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Knez
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leber
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Uberfuhr
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Börner
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Milz
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Reichart
authors.forename: Dietrich
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Seidel
mesh_terms: D001781:Blood Component Removal / Q000379:methods*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000628:therapy*; D011232:Chemical Precipitation; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D006493:Heparin