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Significance of apolipoprotein(a) phenotypes in acute coronary syndromes: relation with clinical presentation.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Dec 2004
Emanuele Enzo, Peros Emmanouil, Minoretti Piercarlo, D'Angelo Angela, Montagna Lorenza, Falcone Colomba, Geroldi Diego
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: High lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels and small-sized apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)] phenotypes have been linked to acute coronary syndromes (ACS). We sought to determine whether Lp(a) concentrations and apo(a) phenotypes may be related to the clinical syndrome of presentation among ACS patients. METHODS: Two hundred ten ACS patients and 105 controls were enrolled. One hundred thirteen patients presented...
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