Independent Association of Lipoprotein(a) and Coronary Artery Calcification With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk

Elevated lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] and coronary artery calcium (CAC) score are individually associated with increased atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk but have not been studied in combination. This study sought to investigate the independent and joint association of Lp(a) and CAC wit...

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Published in:	Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 79; no. 8; p. 757
Main Authors:	Mehta, Anurag, Vasquez, Nestor, Ayers, Colby R, Patel, Jaideep, Hooda, Ananya, Khera, Amit, Blumenthal, Roger S, Shapiro, Michael D, Rodriguez, Carlos J, Tsai, Michael Y, Sperling, Laurence S, Virani, Salim S, Blaha, Michael J, Joshi, Parag H
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.03.2022
Subjects:	Asymptomatic Diseases - epidemiology Coronary Artery Disease - epidemiology Coronary Artery Disease - prevention & control Coronary Vessels - pathology Ethnicity Female Heart Disease Risk Factors Humans Lipoprotein(a) - blood Male Middle Aged Multidetector Computed Tomography - methods Multidetector Computed Tomography - statistics & numerical data Primary Prevention Risk Factors United States - epidemiology Vascular Calcification - blood Vascular Calcification - epidemiology Vascular Calcification - pathology United States coronary artery calcium atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease primary cardiovascular disease prevention lipoprotein(a)
ISSN:	1558-3597, 1558-3597
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