Nonpharmacological Lipoprotein Apheresis Reduces Arterial Inflammation in Familial Hypercholesterolemia - van Wijk, Diederik F.; Sjouke, Barbara; Figueroa, Amparo; Emami, Hamed; van der Valk, Fleur M.; MacNabb, Megan H.; Hemphill, Linda C.; Schulte, Dominik M.; Koopman, Marion G.; Lobatto, Mark E.; Verberne, Hein J.; Fayad, Zahi A.; et al. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2014)
Keywords: Aged; Arteries - pathology; atherosclerosis; Atherosclerosis - blood; Blood Component Removal - methods; Cardiology; Cardiovascular; Case-Control Studies; Cholesterol; Cholesterol, LDL - blood; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 - chemistry; Humans; Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II - complications; Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II - therapy; Inflammation - complications; Inflammation - therapy; Lipoproteins - chemistry; Low density lipoprotein; Male; Medical imaging; Middle Aged; PET/CT imaging; Pilot Projects; Positron-Emission Tomography - methods; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Veins & arteries; atherosclerosis; CRP; FH; LDL-C; TBR; IQR; Lp(a); 18FDG; CVD; HDL-C; CT; TG; SUV; PET/CT imaging; MDS; PET; BMI; C-reactive protein; low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; interquartile range; standardized uptake value; familial hypercholesterolemia; high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose; target-to-background ratio; positron emission tomography; computed tomography; cardiovascular disease; body mass index; triglycerides; most diseased segment; lipoprotein(a)