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Lipoprotein(a) further increases the risk of coronary events in men with high global cardiovascular risk

Arnold von Eckardstein, MD^*, Helmut Schulte, PhD, Paul Cullen, MD, FRCP^* and Gerd Assmann, MD, FRCP^*

^* Institut für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin, Zentrallaboratorium, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
Institut für Arterioskleroseforschung an der Universität Münster, Münster, Germany

View larger version (18K): [in a new window]   Figure 1 Incidence of major coronary events in male Prospective Cardiovascular Münster study (PROCAM) participants aged 35 to 65 years over a 10-year period according to quintiles of Lp(a): 44 events among 788 men.

View larger version (19K): [in a new window]   Figure 2 Incidence of major coronary events in male Prospective Cardiovacular Münster study (PROCAM) participants aged 35 to 65 years over a 10-year period according to risk estimated by multiple logistic function and Lp(a): 41 events among 761 men. Lp(a) = lipoprotein(a); 95% CI = 95% confidence interval.