Lipoprotein(a) and plaque progression: insights from serial coronary computed tomography angiography and quantitative plaque assessment
Elevated Lp (a) level was associated with high coronary artery plaque burden at baseline and rapid progression of LAP at follow-up. Lp(a) may serve as a significant residual risk factor in seemingly "low-risk" populations.
Authors
- Yonghong Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5610-2888)
- Yuehua Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1343-7449)
- XiaoMin Dai
- Shun Yu
Institutions
- Fujian Medical University (CN)
- Fujian Provincial Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2026.1699503
- Primary Topic
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fujian Provincial Health Commission