LDL-Apheresis: Technical and Clinical Aspects

Table 2

Possible indications for extracorporeal elimination of Cholesterols [1].

Dyslipoproteinemia
Primary	Secondary
Familial hypercholesterolemia	Endocrinological diseases
Familial apo-100 defect	Diabetes mellitus
Polygenetic hypercholesterolemia	Nephrotic syndrome
Familial combined hypercholesterolemia	Renal-, heart transplantation
Isolated lipoprotein (a) elevation	Hemodialysis