In my last blog concerning the genetic disorder called familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), I mentioned an invasive treatment called LDL apheresis as a potential therapy when medications do not reach target goals.  Apheresis is a procedure in which whole blood is withdrawn from a person, run through various filters to remove the desired components  from the blood, and then reinfused back into the person. The red blood cells remain relatively intact and functional. It is a procedure similar to...