A successful term pregnancy with severe hypertriglyceridaemia and acute pancreatitis. Clinical management and review of the literature.

CONCLUSIONS: PEX led to a positive maternal outcome in absence of foetal and gestational complications in a case of severe HP in pregnancy. As clinical trials are lacking, case reports still represent the best way to reasonably implement clinical management of this rare but life-threatening disease.
PMID: 31818441 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Atherosclerosis Supplements - November 30, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Perrone S, Brunelli R, Perrone G, Zannini I, Galoppi P, Di Giacomo S, Morozzi C, Pisciotta L, Stefanutti C Tags: Atheroscler Suppl Source Type: research