Elevated Lipoprotein(a) With Zero Coronary Artery Calcium: A Silent Threat or a Clinical Paradox?

Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Jul;17(7):e017136. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.124.017136. Epub 2024 Jul 16.

Authors

Patricia F Rodriguez Lozano^{1

2}, Nisha Hosadurg¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division (P.F.R.L., N.H.), University of Virginia Health, Charlottesville.
² Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging (P.F.R.L.), University of Virginia Health, Charlottesville.

PMID: 39012947
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.124.017136

No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; angiography; cardiovascular diseases; lipoprotein; risk factors.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Biomarkers* / blood
Computed Tomography Angiography
Coronary Angiography / methods
Coronary Artery Disease* / blood
Coronary Artery Disease* / diagnosis
Coronary Artery Disease* / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Lipoprotein(a)* / blood
Male
Predictive Value of Tests
Vascular Calcification* / diagnostic imaging

Substances

Lipoprotein(a)
Biomarkers
LPA protein, human