Correlation of lipoprotein (a) to angiographically defined coronary artery disease in Indians

Relook at lipoprotein (A): Independent risk factor of coronary artery disease in North Indian population

“…Similarly in our study, highest Lp(a) levels was observed in triple vessel disease followed by double vessel and single vessel disease and similar findings have been reported by Ashfaq et al 13 Low HDL cholesterol is an independent risk factor for CAD. In our study also, low HDL-C was found to be an independent risk factor for CAD which is in agreement with other Indians studies 2,11,38 Most of our cases (89.5%, n ¼ 403) were established cases of CAD and were receiving standard doses of lipid lowering drugs. Hence LDL-C and triglyceride levels were similar between cases and controls.…”

Níveis plasmáticos elevados de lipoproteína(a) correlacionados com a gravidade da doença arterial coronariana em pacientes submetidos à angiografia

“…2). A similar result was obtained in a study with the Indian population, in subjects with CAD established by angiography 20 .…”

Conventional and Advanced Lipid Parameters in Premature Coronary Artery Disease Patients in India

“…Lp(a) was found to be significantly higher in young (<45 years of age ) patients with MI and their first degree relatives compared to controls which is proved by our study. Gupta et al, and Geethanjali et al, have observed significantly higher levels of Lp(a) in patients with CAD compared to controls [36,37]. Isser et al, showed that the Lp (a) level (22.28+5.4 mg/dl) was higher in patients as compared to controls (9.28+22.59 mg/dl) [38].…”