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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2025

Age-Dependent Clinical Relevance of Lipoprotein(a): A Comprehensive Review from Childhood to Adulthood.

Athina Nasoufidou, Agni Glava, Maria Mavridou, Panagiotis Stachteas, Efstratios Karagiannidis, Dimitrios Patoulias, George Kassimis, Nikolaos Fragakis, Maria Kavga

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Athina NasoufidouSecond Cardiology Department, Medical School, Hippokration General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-3057-5297
Agni Glava4th Department of Pediatrics, Papageorgiou General Hospital, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Ring Road, Municipality of Pavlou Mela, Area N. Evkarpia, 56429 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Maria Mavridou2nd Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Panagiotis StachteasSecond Cardiology Department, Medical School, Hippokration General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-1657-4696
Efstratios KaragiannidisSecond Cardiology Department, Medical School, Hippokration General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8328-5942
Dimitrios Patoulias2nd Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6899-684X
George KassimisSecond Cardiology Department, Medical School, Hippokration General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Nikolaos FragakisSecond Cardiology Department, Medical School, Hippokration General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Maria Kavga3rd Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Hippokration General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] has emerged as a significant independent risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). While plasma Lp(a) levels remain relatively stable throughout life, their clinical impact varies depending on age and concentration. This comprehensive review examines the age-dependent clinical relevance of Lp(a), from childhood through adulthood. In pediatric populations, elevated Lp(a) levels are associated with early indicators of vascular dysfunction and with conditions like familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). In adults, elevated Lp(a) is consistently linked to an increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and calcific aortic valve disease, particularly in those with additional cardiovascular risk factors. We also discuss emerging therapies targeting Lp(a) that may significantly alter long-term cardiovascular risk if implemented early. Understanding the lifelong implications of elevated Lp(a) highlights the need for age-specific strategies for screening, monitoring, and intervention. Future research should prioritize identifying high-risk pediatric populations, refining risk thresholds, and determining optimal timing for therapeutic initiation to improve long-term cardiovascular outcomes.

Indexed as

adulthoodatherosclerosiscardiovascular diseasechildhoodfamilial hypercholesterolemialipoprotein a

Identifiers

PMID40943778
PMCPMC12429681

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