Plasma Lipoprotein(a) Is an Independent Factor Associated With Carotid Wall Thickening in Severely but Not Moderately Hypercholesterolemic Patients

Baldassarre, Damiano; Tremoli, Elena; Franceschini, Guido; Michelagnoli, Silvia; R. Sirtori, Cesare

doi:10.1161/01.str.27.6.1044

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Plasma Lipoprotein(a) Is an Independent Factor Associated With Carotid Wall Thickening in Severely but Not Moderately Hypercholesterolemic Patients

Published in Stroke • Jun 1, 1996

Authors:

Damiano Baldassarre

Elena Tremoli

Guido Franceschini

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To evaluate whether high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) may promote the atherogenic effect of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)], we investigated the association between elevated Lp(a) levels and thickening of intima plus media in the common carotid artery (CC-IMT)...

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Medicine

Internal medicine

Quartile

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