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American Medical Association
Women with high levels of lipoprotein(a) have an increased risk for cardiovascular events
October 13th, 2006
Women with extremely high levels of lipoprotein(a), particularly those with high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, have an increased risk for cardiovascular events, according to a study in a recent issue of Journal of the American Medical Association. Lipoprotein(a) is a specific class of lipoprotein particles found in human plasma, and differs from low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), according to background information in the article. Studies of lipoprotein(a) have shown contrasting results, leading to disagreement about the clinical utility of routinely measuring lipoprotein(a). There is also poor agreement among lipoprotein(a) levels...
Source: Medicine & Law Weekly (2006-10-13)
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