Lipoprotein(a) in Atherosclerotic Diseases: From Pathophysiology to Diagnosis and Treatment

Lipoprotein(a) in Atherosclerotic Diseases: From Pathophysiology to Diagnosis and Treatment

Lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) is a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol-like particle bound to apolipoprotein(a). Increased Lp(a) levels are an independent, heritable causal risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) as they are largely determined by variations in the Lp(a) gene (L...

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Main Authors: Stamatios Lampsas, Maria Xenou, Evangelos Oikonomou, Panteleimon Pantelidis, Antonios Lysandrou, Savvas Sarantos, Athina Goliopoulou, Konstantinos Kalogeras, Vasiliki Tsigkou, Athanasios Kalpis, Stavroula A. Paschou, Panagiotis Theofilis, Manolis Vavuranakis, Dimitris Tousoulis, Gerasimos Siasos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
lipoprotein(a)
Lp(a)
genetic variations
atherosclerotic disease
cardiovascular disease
thrombosis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/3/969

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