LDL-Apheresis: Technical and Clinical Aspects

Table 7

Guidelines on the use of TA in hyperlipidemia [40, 41].

	Apheresis applications committee of ASFA
	2007		2010
	TA modality	Category	Category	Recommendations grade
FH, homozygous	Selective removal methods TPE	I	I; II	1A; 1C
FH, heterozygous LDL > 300 mg/dL	Selective removal methods TPE	II	II	1A; 1C
FH heterozygous with CDH	Selective removal methods TPE	II	II	—; —
FH during pregnancy	Selective removal methods TPE	II	II	—; —
CHD and elevated Lp(a) > 60 mg/dL	—	—	—	—
Hypertriglyceridemic pancreatitis (chylomicronemic syndrome)	TPE	III	III	2C