Association between lipoprotein(a) and coronary heart disease risk in type 2 diabetes mellitus and evaluation of statin treatment effects
Lipoprotein(a) is an independent risk factor for coronary heart disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Lipid-lowering therapy with statins alone cannot reduce lipoprotein(a) levels.
Authors
- Liwu Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3489-4169)
- Li Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3138-6033)
Institutions
- Bengbu Medical College (CN)
- Anhui University of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9282.20240870
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.02