Article
Lipoprotein(a) serum concentration and apolipoprotein(a) phenotype correlate with severity and presence of ischemic cerebrovascular disease.
Stroke - 1 Oct 1995
Jürgens G, Taddei-Peters W C, Költringer P, Petek W, Chen Q, Greilberger J, Macomber P F, Butman B T, Stead A G, Ransom J H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Serum lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels are genetically determined and considered to be an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to provide a complete analysis of Lp(a) serum levels, apolipoprotein(a) phenotypes, and other lipid parameters for different forms of severity of symptomatic ischemic cerebrovascular disorders as well as for different stages of...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Apolipoproteins A
- Arteriosclerosis
- Biomarkers
- Brain Ischemia
- Carotid Stenosis
- Case-Control Studies
- Cerebral Infarction
- Cholesterol
- Cholesterol, HDL
