| Lipid apheresis and rheopheresis for treatment of peripheral arterial disease. | |
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PMID: 20129378 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Lipid apheresis is an effective lipid-lowering treatment in drug unresponsive severely hypercholesterolemic patients with coronary artery disease. It results in symptomatic improvement, reduces progression of coronary atherosclerosis, and decreases coronary event rates. These effects are partly caused by aggressive lipid lowering itself and partly by unselective removal of high molecular weight proteins leading to improved hemorheology. This review summarizes current available data on the proposed mechanisms by which lipid apheresis acts anti-atherosclerotic and improves ischemic symptoms. Based on this, it discusses the putative effects of lipid apheresis on restoring patho-physiological processes involved in the development of symptoms of peripheral arterial disease and critical limb ischemia. The available clinical experience with lipid apheresis and rheopheresis in treating patients with peripheral arterial disease is then critically reviewed and put into the context of currently available treatment options. |
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Authors:
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N Weiss |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Atherosclerosis. Supplements Volume: 10 ISSN: 1878-5050 ISO Abbreviation: Atheroscler Suppl Publication Date: 2009 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-02-04 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100973461 Medline TA: Atheroscler Suppl Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 62-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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University Center for Vascular Medicine and Department of Internal Medicine III, Section Angiology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus at the Technische Universität Dresden, Germany. |
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