TABLE 1.

Effect of LDL-apheresis on plasma lipids, lipoproteins, and apolipoproteins in FH and FCH patients

Lipid	Before LDL-apheresis	After LDL-apheresis	Two days after LDL-apheresis
	mg/dl	mg/dl	mg/dl
TC	250.0 ± 21.60	77.4 ± 5.30(−69%)	144.6 ± 8.40 (−42%)
TG	171.6 ± 32.60	64.2 ± 11.40(−63%)	138.5 ± 17.30 (−19%)
LDL-C	172.4 ± 20.3	33.4 ± 4.9(−80%)	77.6 ± 7.3 (−55%)
ApoB	134.5 ± 10.10	34.5 ± 3.50(−74%)	72.7 ± 3.90 (−46%)
HDL-C	44.0 ± 2.70	31.9 ± 1.80(−27%)	39.3 ± 2.20 (−11%)
ApoA-I	144.0 ± 5.70	120.3 ± 4.00(−16%)	142.6 ± 6.10 (−1%)
Lipoprote in(a)	95.4 (2.4–222.0)	15.2 (2.4–48.9)	39.2 (2.4–94.1)

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 15). Percentage change of lipid values immediately after and two days after LDL-apheresis are in parentheses. Lipoprotein(a) levels are expressed as median (minimum-maximum) because of its asymmetric distribution.