REGRESSION OF CAROTID PLAQUES DURING LOW-DENSITY-LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL ELIMINATION

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作者
HENNERICI, M
KLEOPHAS, W
GRIES, FA
机构
[1] UNIV DUSSELDORF,DEPT NEUROL,W-4000 DUSSELDORF 1,GERMANY
[2] UNIV DUSSELDORF,DIABET RES INST,W-4000 DUSSELDORF 1,GERMANY
关键词
CAROTID ARTERIES; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPOPROTEINS; LDL CHOLESTEROL;
D O I
10.1161/01.STR.22.8.989
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
We performed serial prospective ultrasound examinations of four flat and 17 soft carotid plaques during an average of 17 months in seven patients with heterozygous hypercholesterolemia during heparin-induced extracorporeal low density lipoprotein elimination on precipitation from plasma. By means of a specially designed quantitative three-dimensional ultrasound analysis, significant plaque volume reduction could be evaluated in all subjects, along with a marked reduction of total and low density lipoprotein cholesterol and fibrinogen serum levels.
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