Lipoprotein(a) and apolipoprotein(a) isoform size: Associations with angiographic extent and severity of coronary artery disease, and carotid artery plaque

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8656698	Atherosclerosis	2018	7 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Lp(a) concentration, but not apo(a) isoform size, is independently associated with angiographic extent and severity of CAD. Neither Lp(a) nor apo(a) isoform size is associated with carotid artery plaque.

Keywords

apolipoprotein(a) isoforms cardiovascular disease Risk factor Lipoprotein(a)

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Lipoprotein(a) and apolipoprotein(a) isoform size: Associations with angiographic extent and severity of coronary artery disease, and carotid artery plaque

Authors

Esther MM. Ooi, Katrina L. Ellis, P. Hugh. R. Barrett, GeraldF. Watts, Joseph Hung, John P. Beilby, Peter L. Thompson, Paul Stobie, Brendan M. McQuillan,