Adding lipoprotein(a) levels to the GRACE score to predict prognosis in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome
Author(s) -
Ekrem Güler,
Çetin Geçmen,
Gamze Babür Güler,
Oğuz Karaca,
Hicaz Zencikiran Agus,
Hacı Murat Güneş,
Ulankhuu Batgerel,
Ali Elveran,
Ali Metin Esen
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
kardiologia polska
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1897-4279
pISSN - 0022-9032
DOI - 10.5603/kp.2013.0156
Subject(s) - medicine , killip class , quartile , acute coronary syndrome , lipoprotein(a) , cardiology , myocardial infarction , creatinine , framingham risk score , ejection fraction , univariate analysis , risk factor , prospective cohort study , multivariate analysis , lipoprotein , heart failure , cholesterol , disease , confidence interval
High levels of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] are known to be a cardiovascular risk factor associated with premature coronary artery disease. In predicting the long term prognosis in acute coronary syndromes (ACS), the relationship between Lp(a) and risk scoring systems remains unclear.
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