Hypertriglyceridemia: apheretic treatment.
Int J Artif Organs
; 28(10): 1018-24, 2005 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
Patients with extremely high triglyceride levels and associated lipemia are at high risk for acute pancreatitis. Two factors can increase triglyceride-rich lipoproteins; one is overproduction and other is a defect in clearance. Either mechanism can cause hypertriglyceridemia and both may exist simultaneously. Causes can be either primary or secondary. Plasmapheresis is efficacious for severe Hypertriglyceridemia in patients who have not responded to previous therapies. We have treated 15 cases of hypertriglyceridemia complicating the course of patients receiving Cyclosporin A after bone marrow transplantation. Five patients were treated with plasmapheresis, the other ten with cascade filtration. The removal rate for triglycerides was 58.0% for patients treated by cascade filtration and 63.5% for patients treated by plasmapheresis. The removal rates for triglycerides were low possibly as a consequence of early saturation of the filter.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Eliminación de Componentes Sanguíneos
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Hipertrigliceridemia
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Hemofiltración
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
Int J Artif Organs
Año:
2005
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Article