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Lowering of lipoprotein(a) level under niacin treatment is dependent on apolipoprotein(a) phenotype.
Atherosclerosis. Supplements - 1 May 2015
Artemeva N V, Safarova M S, Ezhov M V, Afanasieva O I, Dmitrieva O A, Pokrovsky S N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is a cardiovascular risk factor; in addition to being a low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-like particle, it contains highly heterogeneous apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)]. No prior studies have evaluated extended-release (ER) niacin effect on Lp(a) level depending on apo(...
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