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Association of elevated lipoprotein(a) levels and coronary heart disease in NIDDM patients. Relationship with apolipoprotein(a) phenotypes.
Diabetologia - 1 Jun 1994
Ruiz J, Thillet J, Huby T, James R W, Erlich D, Flandre P, Froguel P, Chapman J, Passa P
Abstract excerpt
Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) is a strong and independent risk factor for coronary heart disease. We assessed the potential relationship between plasma Lp(a) levels, apo(a) phenotypes and coronary heart disease in a population of NIDDM patients. Seventy-one patients with coronary heart disease, who previously have had transmural myocardial infarction, or significant stenosis on coronary...
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