Bicuspid aortic valve and Lipoprotein (a)

Background: In bicuspid aortic valve (BAV), the most frequent congenital cardiopathy, the presence of calcification and stenosis (SAo) predicts a worse prognosis. In our study, we investigated the association between Lp(a) levels, kringle IV type 2 (KIV2) repeat number polymorphism, and the presence of calcification in BAV patients.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - December 31, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: E. Sticchi, A. Cordisco, B. Giusti, S. Nistri, A. Sereni, R. De Cario, R. Di Carlo, A. Kura, A.M. Gori, M.G. D'Alfonso, V. Mecarocci, N. Marchionni, G. Pepe, F. Mori, R. Marcucci Source Type: research