Lipoprotein(a) levels and risk of adverse events after myocardial infarction in patients with and without diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels with long-term outcome in patients with recent history of myocardial infarction (MI), and to investigate if diabetes may influence this association.

Methods

Consecutive MI patients who underwent urgent/emergent coronary angiography from February 2013 to June 2019 were prospectively collected. The primary outcome was the composite of MI recurrence and all-cause death. The propensity score weighting technique was used to account for covariates potentially influencing the relationship between Lp(a) levels and the study outcomes.

Results

The study population consisted of 1018 post-MI patients (median age 63 years). Diabetes was reported in 280 patients (27.5%), who showed l

SUBMITTER: Silverio A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9553824 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature