Interaction of lipoprotein(a) with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol on first incident acute myocardial infarction.

CONCLUSIONS: Lp(a) interacts with LDL-C in first incident AMI on additive scale in Chinese Han population. The risk of initial AMI from exposure of elevated Lp(a) combined with elevated LDL-C is much greater than the sum of the risks from that of both alone. PMID: 31809745 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Journal of Clinical Chemistry - Category: Chemistry Authors: Tags: Clin Chim Acta Source Type: research