| Autor: |
Ayami Kato, Daisuke Kinoshita, Takako Nagata, Kiyoshi Asakura, Masahiro Katamine, Aritomo Katsura, Takuya Hashimoto, Yoshiyasu Minami, Junya Ako |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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| Zdroj: |
International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature, Vol 43, Iss , Pp 101120- (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2352-9067 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.ijcha.2022.101120 |
| Popis: |
Background: High plasma levels of Lp(a) are associated with a worse prognosis in patients with coronary artery disease. The aim of the present study is to clarify the association between high lipoprotein a [Lp(a)] levels and vulnerable characteristics of nonculprit plaques in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods: A total of 185 consecutive patients with ACS who underwent optical coherence tomography imaging of nonculprit plaques in the culprit vessels were enrolled. Patients were divided into the high Lp(a) group (≥30 mg/dL; 50 nonculprit plaques in 49 patients) or the low Lp(a) group ( |
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