Among emerging risk factors, high serum lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) may be an important
marker for vascular disease or might be associated with other genetic or environmental
factors that can cause atherosclerotic events.
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A high serum Lp(a) level (>30 mg/dl) has been shown to be a significant risk factor
for coronary heart disease (CHD) and myocardial infarction (MI) in several,
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but not all,
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previous studies. The present study examines the relation of serum Lp(a) to: (1)
age at onset of CHD; (2) severity of CHD at first presentation; (3) traditional risk
factor burden; and (4) presence of family history of premature CHD (men <55 years
old , women <65 years old) in a cohort of patients with established CHD being followed
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
February 11,
2003
Received in revised form:
February 11,
2003
Received:
November 19,
2002
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