Lipoprotein(a) and coronary artery disease in Chinese postmenopausal female patients: a large cross-sectional cohort study.
Shuo-Lin LiuNa-Qiong WuYuan-Lin GuoCheng-Gang ZhuYing GaoJing SunRui-Xia XuGeng LiuQian DongJian-Jun LiPublished in: Postgraduate medical journal (2019)
Circulating Lp(a) levels were independently associated with the presence and severity of CAD in the postmenopausal females, suggesting that Lp(a) may be useful for prevention and risk-stratification of CAD in female individuals.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery disease
- cross sectional
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- bone mineral density
- ejection fraction
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- chronic kidney disease
- cardiovascular events
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- peritoneal dialysis
- heart failure
- prognostic factors
- postmenopausal women
- body composition
- left ventricular
- acute coronary syndrome
- atrial fibrillation
- patient reported