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High lipoprotein(a) level promotes both coronary atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction: a path a...

High lipoprotein(a) level promotes both coronary atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction: a path a...

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High lipoprotein(a) level promotes both coronary atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction: a path analysis using a large number of autopsy cases

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High lipoprotein(a) level promotes both coronary atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction: a path analysis using a large number of autopsy cases

Publisher

London: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society

Journal title

Heart (British Cardiac Society), 2009-12, Vol.95 (24), p.1997-2002

Language

English

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London: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society

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Contents

Objective:To investigate whether hyper-lipoproteinaemia(a) (Lp(a)) promotes coronary atherosclerosis, acute thrombosis resulting in myocardial infarction (MI), or both.Design:Retrospective chart review.Setting:A community-based general geriatric hospital.Patients:1062 consecutive autopsy cases (609 men, 453 women). The mean age at the time of death...

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High lipoprotein(a) level promotes both coronary atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction: a path analysis using a large number of autopsy cases

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_734160027

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_734160027

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ISSN

1355-6037

E-ISSN

1468-201X

DOI

10.1136/hrt.2008.160879

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