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ArticleVascular health and risk management2023

Elevated Lp(a) Levels Correlate with Severe and Multiple Coronary Artery Stenotic Lesions.

Cynthia Al Hageh, Stephanie Chacar, Michella Ghassibe-Sabbagh, Daniel E Platt, Andreas Henschel, Hamdan Hamdan, Dominique Gauguier, Yara El Murr, Eman Alefishat, Elie Chammas and 4 more

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Article in Vascular health and risk management, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  1. Lipoprotein(a): structural basis, bidirectional risk, and therapeutic frontiers.Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition · 2026
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Cynthia Al Hageh *Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0001-8386-4063
Stephanie Chacar *Department of Physiology and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0003-4073-4749
Michella Ghassibe-SabbaghDepartment of Natural Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Daniel E PlattComputational Biology Center, IBM TJ Watson Research Centre, Yorktown Hgts, NY, USA.
Andreas HenschelDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Hamdan HamdanDepartment of Physiology and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Dominique GauguierUniversité Paris Cité, INSERM UMR 1124, Paris, 75006, France.
Yara El MurrDepartment of Natural Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Eman AlefishatDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0003-4584-9166
Elie ChammasSchool of Medicine, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Siobhán O'SullivanDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Antoine AbcheeSheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Moni NaderDepartment of Physiology and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0003-2138-5213
Pierre A ZallouaDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-8494-5081

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Abstract

Backgrounds and Aims: The role of Lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) in increasing the risk of cardiovascular diseases is reported in several populations. The aim of this study is to investigate the correlation of high Lp(a) levels with the degree of coronary artery stenosis. Methods: Two hundred and sixty-eight patients were enrolled for this study. Patients who underwent coronary artery angiography and who had Lp(a) measurements available were included in this study. Binomial logistic regressions were applied to investigate the association between Lp(a) and stenosis in the four major coronary arteries. The effect of LDL and HDL Cholesterol on modulating the association of Lp(a) with coronary artery disease (CAD) was also evaluated. Multinomial regression analysis was applied to assess the association of Lp(a) with the different degrees of stenosis in the four major coronary arteries. Results: Our analyses showed that Lp(a) is a risk factor for CAD and this risk is significantly apparent in patients with HDL-cholesterol ≥35 mg/dL and in non-obese patients. A large proportion of the study patients with elevated Lp(a) levels had CAD even when exhibiting high HDL serum levels. Increased HDL with low Lp(a) serum levels were the least correlated with stenosis. A significantly higher levels of Lp(a) were found in patients with >50% stenosis in at least two major coronary vessels arguing for pronounced and multiple stenotic lesions. Finally, the derived variant (rs1084651) of the Conclusion: Our study highlights the importance of Lp(a) levels as an independent biological marker of severe and multiple coronary artery stenosis.

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Coronary Artery DiseaseCoronary StenosisCholesterol, HDLConstriction, PathologicCoronary AngiographyHumansLipoprotein(a)Risk FactorsCholesterol, HDLLipoprotein(a)cardiovascular diseaseslipoprotein(a)stenosis

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