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ReviewClinical diabetes and endocrinology2016

Lipoprotein (a), an independent cardiovascular risk marker.

Ramesh Saeedi, Jiri Frohlich

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Review in Clinical diabetes and endocrinology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Lipoprotein(a) and panvascular disease.Lipids in health and disease · 2025
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  6. Impact of lipoprotein(a) and fibrinogen on prognosis in patients with coronary artery disease: A retrospective cohort study.Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine · 2024
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  7. The Role of Biochemical Cardiac Markers in Atrial Fibrillation.The Journal of innovations in cardiac rhythm management · 2023
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  12. Emerging Pharmacotherapy to Reduce Elevated Lipoprotein(a) Plasma Levels.American journal of cardiovascular drugs : drugs, devices, and other interventions · 2021
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  17. Lipoprotein(a) and Risk of Ischemic Stroke in the REGARDS Study.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2019
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  18. PCSK9 in chronic kidney disease.International urology and nephrology · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Ramesh SaeediHealthy Heart Program, St. Paul's Hospital, Rm 180-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, B.C V6Z 1Y6 Canada.
Jiri FrohlichHealthy Heart Program, St. Paul's Hospital, Rm 180-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, B.C V6Z 1Y6 Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epidemiological and genetic studies have identified elevated levels of lipoprotein (a) ((Lp(a)) as a causal and independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The Lp(a)-induced increased risk of CVD may be mediated by both its proatherogenic and prothrombotic mechanisms. Several guidelines recommend screening of Lp(a) level; however, there are few treatment options for the management of patients with elevated Lp(a). Several new medications for Lp(a) are under development. PCSK9 inhibitors, apolipoprotein (a)-antisense, and apolipoprotein(B-100)-antisense mipomersen have shown promising results. Lp(a) reduction will continue to be an active area of investigation.

Indexed as

Coronary artery disease (CAD)Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)]NiacinStatins

Identifiers

PMID28702242
PMCPMC5471681

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