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Observational studyBioscience reports2019

Elevated lipoprotein (a) levels are associated with the acute myocardial infarction in patients with normal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels.

Gaojun Cai, Zhiying Huang, Bifeng Zhang, Lei Yu, Li Li

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Observational study in Bioscience reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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15citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. A study of extended lipid profile in patients with acute coronary syndrome: Focus on Lipoprotein(a) and PCSK9.International journal of cardiology. Cardiovascular risk and prevention · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Gaojun CaiDepartment of Cardiology, Wujin Hospital affiliated with Jiangsu University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213016, China cgj982@126.com.ORCID 0000-0003-4250-180X
Zhiying HuangDepartment of Pediatrics, No. 2 Hospital of Changzhou, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213001, China.
Bifeng ZhangPostgraduate Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S4L8, Canada.
Lei YuDepartment of Cardiology, Wujin Hospital affiliated with Jiangsu University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213016, China.
Li LiDepartment of Cardiology, Wujin Hospital affiliated with Jiangsu University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213016, China.
Jiangsu University · CNChangzhou No.2 People's Hospital · CNMcMaster University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Elevated lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] and coronary artery disease (CAD) risk has been renewed interested in recent years. However, the association between Lp(a) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) risk in patients with normal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels has yet to been established. A hospital-based observational study including 558 AMI patients and 1959 controls was conducted. Lp(a) level was significantly higher in AMI patients with normal LDL-C levels than that in non-CAD group (median: 134.5 mg/l

Indexed as

ChinaCholesterol, LDLCoronary Artery DiseaseFemaleHumansLipoprotein(a)MaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionCholesterol, LDLLipoprotein(a)acute myocardial infarctioncoronary artery diseasedyslipidemialipidlipoprotein (a)low density lipoprotein cholesterol

Identifiers

PMID30894407
PMCPMC6449519
OpenAlexW2923409000

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