High Lp(a) Tied to Higher Coronary Plaque, Progression

MANNHEIM — Patients with high lipoprotein(a) levels not only have an almost twofold higher coronary plaque burden than those with low levels but also a faster rate of plaque progression, an observational imaging study shows. This could explain the greater risk for major adverse cardiovascular events seen in patients with high lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels, suggests the research, presented at the […]
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