Relation of high lipoprotein(a) to other traditional atherosclerotic risk factors in patients with coronary heart disease

In 200 consecutive patients with first coronary heart disease (CHD) events, the rates of 3 of the 4 traditional risk factors were significantly lower in patients with lipoprotein (Lp(a)) greater than or equal to 30 mg/dl, with the total number of 4 traditional risk factors being 1.53 plus or minus 0...

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 2003-06, Vol.91 (11), p.1360-1363
Main Authors: Kim, Chul, Gau, Gerald T., Allison, Thomas G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age of Onset
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cardiovascular disease
Cohort Studies
Comorbidity
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Disease - blood
Coronary Artery Disease - epidemiology
Coronary Disease - blood
Coronary Disease - classification
Coronary Disease - epidemiology
Coronary heart disease
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health risk assessment
Heart
Humans
Hyperlipidemias - epidemiology
Hyperlipoproteinemias - blood
Hyperlipoproteinemias - epidemiology
Hypertension - epidemiology
Lipids
Lipoprotein(a) - blood
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Minnesota - epidemiology
Patients
Prevalence
Proteins
Risk Factors
Smoking - epidemiology
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Summary:In 200 consecutive patients with first coronary heart disease (CHD) events, the rates of 3 of the 4 traditional risk factors were significantly lower in patients with lipoprotein (Lp(a)) greater than or equal to 30 mg/dl, with the total number of 4 traditional risk factors being 1.53 plus or minus 0.88 compared with 2.12 plus or minus 0.96 in patients with normal Lp(a). The prevalence of family history of premature CHD was also >2 times as great in the high versus low Lp(a) groups.
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9149(03)00332-1