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Thirty-Year Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among Healthy Women According to Clinical Thresholds of Lipoprotein(a).
JAMA cardiology - 1 Feb 2026
Nordestgaard Ask Tybjærg, Chasman Daniel I, Moorthy Vinayaga, Kraaijenhof Jordan M, Cook Nancy R, Lee I-Min, Buring Julie E, Ridker Paul M
Abstract excerpt
Importance: Elevated lipoprotein(a) predicts high risk of cardiovascular disease among a modest proportion of healthy individuals, an issue that complicates screening guidelines. Objective: To examine spline models, clinical thresholds, and percentiles of baseline lipoprotein(a) levels as 30-year determinants of cardiovascular risk. Design, Setting, and Participants: This cohort study was conducted among female...
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