Lipoprotein(a) is an independent risk factor for myocardial infarction at a young age.

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Lipoprotein(a) is an independent risk factor for myocardial infarction at a young age.

Clinical chemistry - 1 Jan 1990

Sandkamp M, Funke H, Schulte H, Köhler E, Assmann G

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We quantified lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] immunochemically in young (less than 46 y) male survivors of myocardial infarction and in age-matched controls recruited from participants of the Prospective Cardiovascular Münster (PROCAM) study. We further determined apolipoprotein E polymorphism and measure...

Topics

Age Factors
Apolipoproteins B
Apolipoproteins E
Arteriosclerosis
Cholesterol, LDL
Discriminant Analysis
Humans
Lipids
Lipoprotein(a)
Lipoproteins
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction
Phenotype
Risk Factors

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