2006-12-06 00:13:04 · 3 answers · asked by malcom 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Levels of serum or plasma Lp(a) above 30 mg/dL are associated with increased risk of coronary artery disease and stroke in adults of European descent [1-3]. Given the high degree of structural homology of one of the domains of its apolipoprotein(a) component with plasminogen, one proposed mechanism is interference with thrombolysis [1,3]. Adults of African descent have mean levels of Lp(a) approximately twice those of Europeans but do not have commensurately increased risk of atherosclerotic disease. For complete details, go to http://www.lipidworld.com/content/3/1/29
2006-12-06 00:35:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Serum lipoprotein(a) concentrations are related to coronary disease progression without new myocardial infarction
2006-12-06 00:15:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lipoprotein is a carrier protein for lipids. So an increase concentration of this substance indicates also an increase in lipids which is indicative of cardiac diseases,
2006-12-06 05:22:18 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋