Association of lipoprotein (a) with coronary artery disease in a South Asian population: A case-control study.
Jacob JosephJaideep Chanayil MenonPlacid K SebastienAbish SudhakarDenny JohnGeetha R MenonPublished in: PloS one (2022)
Age, diabetes, hypertension and tobacco use appear to be associated more with the occurrence of coronary artery disease in adults of all ages. Lipoprotein(a), cholesterol and BMI categories do not seem to be related to disease status in all ages. However, in individuals below 50 years, diabetes, tobacco use and lipoprotein (a) are significantly associated with the occurrence of the disease.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery disease
- low density lipoprotein
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- risk assessment
- glycemic control
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- blood pressure
- cardiovascular events
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- atrial fibrillation
- left ventricular
- arterial hypertension
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement