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Serum Lipoprotein(a) Positively Correlates with Coronary Artery Calcification in Low-Risk Chinese Han Patients: A Study from a Single Center

BACKGROUND: Elevated plasma levels of lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) and a higher degree of coronary artery calcification (CAC) are both considered to be risk factors for atherosclerosis. However, previous studies have demonstrated that the relationship between Lp(a) levels and the degree of CAC indicates s...

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Autores principales: Jiang, Yibo, Guo, Kai, Chen, Mantian, Bao, Jun, Shen, Chengxing, Li, Yigang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3741126/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23951216
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0071673