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

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.

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