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Lipoprotein (a): its role in childhood thromboembolism.
Pediatrics - 1 Jun 1997
Nowak-Göttl U, Debus O, Findeisen M, Kassenböhmer R, Koch H G, Pollmann H, Postler C, Weber P, Vielhaber H
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Elevated lipoprotein (a) [LP (a)] concentrations are independent risk factors of coronary heart disease or stroke in young adults. To clarify its role in childhood thromboembolism, Lp (a) was measured in 72 children with thromboembolism. METHODS: In addition to Lp (a), defects of the protein C anticoagulant system, antithrombin, and antiphospholipid antibodies were investigated in children with arterial...
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