Níveis plasmáticos elevados de lipoproteína(a) correlacionados com a gravidade da doença arterial coronariana em pacientes submetidos à angiografia

Abstract

OBJECTIVETo determine serum levels of lipoprotein(a) and lipid profile of a group of individuals submitted to coronary angiography, with the aim of establishing the possible correlation between these parameters and the severity of coronary artery disease.

Relationship between lipoprotein (a) and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in asymptomatic individuals

“… 43 In a study with Brazilian individuals aged 46 to 68 years, to verify a possible association between concentrations of Lp(a) and coronary artery disease, the control group showed average concentrations of 11 mg/dL of Lp(a). 44 Another study carried out in the city of Ouro Preto, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, with 400 asymptomatic individuals, showed Lp(a) concentrations with a median of 18.11 mg/dL with an average age of 45 years. 45 Schoolchildren averaging 10 years-old, also demonstrated Lp(a) concentrations with a median of 25.5 mg/dL in the Ouro Preto study.…”