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Elevated lipoprotein(a) and familial hypercholesterolemia in the coronary care unit: Between Scylla and Charybdis.
Clinical cardiology - 1 Mar 2018
Ellis Katrina L, Pang Jing, Chieng David, Bell Damon A, Burnett John R, Schultz Carl J, Hillis Graham S, Watts Gerald F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Elevated lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) and familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) are inherited lipid disorders. Their frequencies, coexistence, and associations with premature coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients admitted to the coronary care unit (CCU) remain to be defined. HYPOTHESIS: Elevated Lp(a) and FH are commonly encountered among CCU patients and independently associated with increased premature...
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