Open AccessPregnancy outcome in familial homozygous hypercholesterolemic females treated with long‐term plasma exchange
Author(s) -
Beigel Yitzhak,
Bar Jacob,
Cohen Maya,
Hod Moshe
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0412.1998.770605.x
Subject(s) - tel aviv , medicine , obstetrics and gynaecology , pregnancy , library science , genetics , computer science , biology
The use of plasma-exchange therapy has increased the longevity of patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HFH), and pregnancy in affected women is expected to become more common. We describe the clinical course, feasibility and risks of repeated pregnancies in patients with HFH treated by long-term plasma exchange.