Lipoprotein(a) and lipid profiles of patients awaiting coronary artery bypass graft; a cross sectional study.
E M S BandaraSagarika EkanayakeC A WanigatungeA KapurugePublished in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2016)
Despite pharmacological interventions 27 % of the study population had high LDLc and majority low HDLc. Mean Lp(a) was in excess irrespective of risk factors or being on treatment or not and is confirmed as an independent, potential marker for assessing the susceptibility for CAD especially in those with other intermediate risk factors but considered non-hyperlipidemic by conventional methods.
Keyphrases
- risk factors
- coronary artery bypass
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- physical activity
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- coronary artery disease
- prognostic factors
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- peritoneal dialysis
- risk assessment
- fatty acid
- acute coronary syndrome
- patient reported outcomes
- atrial fibrillation
- human health
- combination therapy