Thirty-Year Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among Healthy Women According to Clinical Thresholds of Lipoprotein(a)
Per the results of this cohort study, very high lipoprotein(a) levels correlated with increased 30-year risk of cardiovascular disease among healthy women. Screening for elevated lipoprotein(a) in the general population may be warranted.
Authors
- N. P. Cook
- Vinayaga Moorthy
- I‐Min Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1083-6907)
- A G Nordestgaard
- J. F. Buring
- P. M. Ridker
- Jordan M. Kraaijenhof
- Daniel I. Chasman
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Gentofte Hospital (DK)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Cardiology
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2025.5043
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 39.15