Lipoprotein(a) and Coronary Plaque in Asymptomatic Individuals: The Miami Heart Study at Baptist Health South Florida.
Reed MszarMiguel Cainzos-AchiricaJavier Valero-ElizondoShubham LahanSadeer G Al-KindiRenato QuispeShozab S AliLara AriasAnshul SaxenaSvati H ShahRicardo C CuryMatthew J BudoffMichael J BlahaMichael David ShapiroGarima V SharmaRaul Dias Dos Santos FilhoRon BlanksteinTheodore FeldmanJonathan FialkowKhurram NasirPublished in: Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging (2024)
In this contemporary analysis, elevated Lp(a) was independently associated with the presence of coronary plaque. Larger studies are needed to confirm the strong association observed with the presence of multiple high-risk coronary plaque features.