Lipoprotein[a] as a risk factor for preclinical atherosclerosis.
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Lipoprotein[a] as a risk factor for preclinical atherosclerosis.
Elevated mean levels of lipoprotein[a] (Lp[a]) have been associated with symptomatic cardiovascular diseases such as clinically manifest myocardial infarction (MI), coronary artery disease, restenosis of coronary artery vein grafts after bypass, and a family history of MI. Associations of Lp[a] with arterial wall thickening in asymptomatic individuals previously have not been addressed and are ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arteriosclerosis and Thrombosis: A Journal of Vascular Biology
سال: 1993
ISSN: 1049-8834
DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.13.6.826