Lipoprotein(a) as a cardiovascular risk factor: current status

G. Nordestgaard, Børge; John Chapman, M.; K. Ray, Kausik; Borén, Jan; Andreotti, Felicita; F. Watts, Gerald; N. Ginsberg, Henry; Amarenco, Pierre; L. Catapano, Alberico; Descamps, Olivier; A. Fisher, Edward; T. Kovanen, Petri; Albert Kuivenhoven, Jan; Lesnik, Philippe; Masana, L.; Reiner, Željko; Taskinen, Marja‐Riitta; Tokgözoğlu, Lâle; Tybjærg‐Hansen, Anne

doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehq386

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Lipoprotein(a) as a cardiovascular risk factor: current status

Published in European Heart Journal • Oct 21, 2010

Authors:

Børge G. Nordestgaard

M. John Chapman

Kausik K. Ray

Abstract

AIMS: The aims of the study were, first, to critically evaluate lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] as a cardiovascular risk factor and, second, to advise on screening for elevated plasma Lp(a), on desirable levels, and on therapeutic strategies. METHODS AND RESULTS: The robust and specific association between e...

Subject

Medicine

Niacin

Lipoprotein(a)

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