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Lipoprotein (a): An Update on a Marker of Residual Risk and Associated Clinical Manifestations.
The American journal of cardiology - 1 Jul 2020
Shah Nishant P, Pajidipati Neha J, McGarrah Robert W, Navar Ann Marie, Vemulapalli Sreekanth, Blazing Michael A, Shah Svati H, Hernandez Adrian F, Patel Manesh R
Abstract excerpt
Lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] is a low-density, cholesterol-containing lipoprotein that differs from other low-density lipoproteins due to the presence of apolipoprotein(a) bound to its surface apolipoprotein B100. Multiple epidemiologic studies, including Mendelian Randomization studies, have demonstrated that increasing Lp(a) levels are associated with increased risk of heart disease, including atherosclerotic...
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