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Lipoprotein(a) and coronary thrombosis and restenosis after stent placement

Anne Wehinger, MD^*, Adnan Kastrati, MD^*, Shpend Elezi, MD^*, Hannsjörg Baum, MD, Siegmund Braun, MD^*, Franz-Josef Neumann, MD^* and Albert Schömig, MD^*

^* Deutsches Herzzentrum and 1. Medizinische Klinik rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
Institut für Klinische Chemie und Pathochemie, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany

View larger version (11K): [in a new window]   Figure 1 Box plot showing the median and interquartile range of lipoprotein(a) levels for patients belonging to each quintile.

View larger version (20K): [in a new window]   Figure 2 Plot of the cumulative distribution of diameter stenosis before the procedure, immediately after stent implantation and at 6-month angiographic follow-up. Lp(a) = lipoprotein(a).

View larger version (20K): [in a new window]   Figure 3 Kaplan–Meier curves of 1-year survival free of any cardiac event (A) and free of myocardial infarction (B) for patients with high and low lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels.