The effectiveness of liver transplantation in reducing lipid levels in Saudi children with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
These findings suggest that liver transplantation provides a more effective means to reduce elevated total cholesterol and LDL-C levels in patients with HoFH. Although liver transplantation is considered a better treatment for FHoH, risks, complications, and donor organ shortage may present problems.
Authors
- Salman Al-Mansour
- Talal Al-Gofi
- Raghad Alhuthil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6677-0452)
- Mohammed Al-Shagrani
- Abdullah Al‐Ashwal
- Dieter Broering
Institutions
- Qassim University (SA)
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
- Published
- 2024-11-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2024.1454638
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.29