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[Changes in serum Lp(a) and apo(a)phenotype in patients with acute cerebral stroke].
Nihon Ronen Igakkai zasshi. Japanese journal of geriatrics - 1 Nov 1996
Fukushima M, Kobayashi Y, Fukuo Y, Terashi A
Abstract excerpt
33 patients with acute cerebral stroke (21 men and 12 women, averaged age 69.9 +/- 11.2 years) were examined for fluctuations in the level of serum Lp(a) 3, 7, 14, and 28 days after the onset of symptoms. The Lp(a) level was higher (p < 0.05, p < 0.001) on days 7 and 14 than on the day of onset. Higher values were associated with poorer outcomes and with larger abnormal densities on brain CT scans. In 33 of these...
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