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Lipoprotein(a) levels are associated with aortic valve calcification in asymptomatic patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia.
R Vongpromek
1 ,
S Bos
1 ,
G-J R Ten Kate
2 ,
R Yahya
1 ,
A J M Verhoeven
1 ,
P J de Feyter
2
,
3 ,
F Kronenberg
4 ,
J E Roeters van Lennep
1 ,
E J G Sijbrands
1 ,
M T Mulder
1
Aug 2015
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Abstract
Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is an independent risk factor for aortic valve stenosis and aortic valve calcification (AVC) in the general population. In this study, we determined the association between AVC and both plasma Lp(a) levels and apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)] kringle IV repeat polymorphisms in asymptomatic statin-treated patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH).