Elevated Levels of Serum Alkaline Phosphatase are Associated with Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study

CONCLUSIONS: Higher ALP levels, even within the normal range, were significantly associated with increased risks of CVD, in a dose-dependent manner. These findings suggested that regular monitoring of ALP levels may help in improving the early identification of the population at higher CVD risk.PMID:36261365 | DOI:10.5551/jat.63646

Source: Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis - October 19, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kang Liu Yanqiu Yu Yu Yuan Xuedan Xu Wenhui Lei Rundong Niu Miaoyan Shen Lue Zhou Rong Peng Qiuhong Wang Handong Yang Huan Guo Yang Ge Gang Liu Meian He Tangchun Wu Xiaomin Zhang Source Type: research