Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 activity predicts cardiovascular events in high risk coronary artery disease patients.

Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 activity predicts cardiovascular events in high risk coronary artery disease patients.

OBJECTIVE: Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) is deemed to play a role in atherosclerosis and plaque destabilization as demonstrated in animal models and in prospective clinical studies. However, most of the literature is either focused on high-risk, apparently healthy patients, or is...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Maiolino, Luigi Pedon, Maurizio Cesari, Anna Chiara Frigo, Robert L Wolfert, Marlena Barisa, Leopoldo Pagliani, Giacomo Rossitto, Teresa Maria Seccia, Mario Zanchetta, Gian Paolo Rossi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3485195?pdf=render

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