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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Vascular access for lipid apheresis: a challenge in young children with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia

Patient

Sex (w/m)

Genetic mutation

Age at diagnosis (years)

Period of CVC use (age in years)

Cumulative months of CVC use

Age at follow-up (years)

Venous access at follow-up

1

w

LDLR homozygous

3

5 to 7

24

8

peripheral

2

w

LDLR homozygous

2

4 to 6

23

7

peripheral

3

w

LDLR homozygous

2

5 to 7

30

8

peripheral

4

m

LDLR homozygous

1

3 to 5

8

7

AVF