Biochemical correlates of lipoprotein(a) in a general adult population. Possible implications for cardiovascular risk assessment

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-47

  Lippi, Giuseppe ^a   Targher, Giovanni ^a   Franchini, Massimo ^b   Guidi, Gian Cesare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Inflammation; Kidney function; Lipoprotein(a); Liver function

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; LIPOPROTEIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CREATININE; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEIN(A); LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SERUM ALBUMIN; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60649100100     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-007-0171-0     Document Type: Article

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