Is Liver Transplantation Alone an Effective Treatment for Homozygotic Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Children?
LT in the treatment of HoFH did not help our patients reach the target LDL-cholesterol level after transplantation and did not prevent the development of cardiovascular disease. Therefore, LT alone is not curative in the treatment of HoFH.
Authors
- Reha Artan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6114-9210)
- Aygen Yılmaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4051-8069)
- Nurel İnan Aydemir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8614-4392)
- Hatice Yılmaz Dağlı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3835-9775)
- Dudu Duygu Civan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8607-2042)
Institutions
- Akdeniz University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Transplantation
- Published
- 2024-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/petr.14853
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57