High Lp(a) associated with very premature coronary heart disease

Authors

Dalia Mobarek, Washington DC VA Medical Center
Pamela A. Karasik, Washington DC VA Medical Center
Meenakshi Tomer, Washington DC VA Medical Center
Michael Miller, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

5-1-2019

Journal

Journal of Clinical Lipidology

Volume

13

Issue

3

DOI

10.1016/j.jacl.2019.03.003

Keywords

Cholesterol; Coronary heart disease; Lp(a); Risk factors; Young adults

Abstract

© 2019 Although high levels of Lp(a) have become increasingly recognized as a risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD), its association with very premature CHD (ie, younger than 30 years) is unclear. We present a case of a young woman with very high levels of Lp(a) in whom accelerated CHD is unlikely to be accounted for by traditional risk factors.

APA Citation

Mobarek, D., Karasik, P., Tomer, M., & Miller, M. (2019). High Lp(a) associated with very premature coronary heart disease. Journal of Clinical Lipidology, 13 (3). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacl.2019.03.003