Lipoprotein(a) and Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Death in Chronic Kidney Disease
Author(s) -
Archna Bajaj,
Scott M. Damrauer,
Amanda H. Anderson,
Dawei Xie,
Matthew J. Budoff,
Alan S. Go,
Jiang He,
James P. Lash,
Akinlolu Ojo,
Wendy S. Post,
Mahboob Rahman,
Muredach P. Reilly,
Danish Saleheen,
Raymond R. Townsend,
Jinbo Chen,
Daniel J. Rader
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
arteriosclerosis thrombosis and vascular biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.007
H-Index - 270
eISSN - 1524-4636
pISSN - 1079-5642
DOI - 10.1161/atvbaha.117.309920
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , myocardial infarction , kidney disease , quartile , lipoprotein(a) , confidence interval , proportional hazards model , renal function , prospective cohort study , cardiology , risk factor , confounding , lipoprotein , cholesterol
To investigate the effect of LPA gene variants and renal function on lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels in people with chronic kidney disease and determine the association between elevated Lp(a) and myocardial infarction and death in this setting.
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