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Lipoprotein(a) as a cardiovascular risk factor: current status
European Heart Journal · 2010 · Vol. 31(23) · pp. 2844–2853
Børge G. Nordestgaard✉(Herlev Hospital)M. John Chapman(Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital)Kausik K. Ray(St George's, University of London)Jan Borén(University of Gothenburg)Felicita Andreotti(Catholic University of America)Gerald F. Watts(University of Western Australia)Henry N. Ginsberg(Columbia University)Pierre Amarenco(Hôpital Bichat-Claude-Bernard)Alberico L. Catapano(University of Milan)Olivier Descamps(Hôpital de Jolimont)Edward A. Fisher(New York University)Petri T. Kovanen(Wihuri Research Institute)Jan Albert Kuivenhoven(University of Amsterdam)Philippe Lesnik(Inserm)L. Masana(Universidad Rovira i Virgili)Željko Reiner(University Hospital Centre Zagreb)Marja‐Riitta TaskinenLâle Tokgözoğlu(Hacettepe University)Anne Tybjærg‐Hansen(University of Copenhagen)
Abstract
We recommend screening for elevated Lp(a) in those at intermediate or high CVD/CHD risk, a desirable level <50 mg/dL as a function of global cardiovascular risk, and use of niacin for Lp(a) and CVD/CHD risk reduction.
Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthCancer, Lipids, and MetabolismDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicineNiacinLipoprotein(a)Internal medicineApolipoprotein BRisk factorCardiologyLipoproteinCholesterolHomocysteine
MeSH terms
Age FactorsAnimalsCardiovascular DiseasesCoronary DiseaseFemaleHumansHyperlipoproteinemiasImmunoassayMaleMice, TransgenicRisk FactorsSex FactorsLipoprotein(a)Patient SelectionEarly Diagnosis
Funding
- AstraZeneca
- Kowa Company
- European Atherosclerosis Society
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