Lipoprotein(a) is robustly associated with aortic valve calcium.

Yannick KaiserSunny S SinghKang H ZhengRutger VerbeekMaryam KavousiSara-Joan PintoMeike W VernooijEric J G SijbrandsS Matthijs BoekholdtYolanda B de RijkeErik S G StroesDaniel Bos

Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2021)

Lp(a) is robustly associated with presence of AVC in a wide age range of individuals. These results provide further rationale to assess the effect of Lp(a) lowering interventions in individuals with early AVC to prevent end-stage aortic valve stenosis.

Keyphrases

aortic valve
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
aortic valve replacement
aortic stenosis
physical activity
clinical trial
heart failure
left ventricular