B?rge G. Nordestgaard, MD, DMSc: From the Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital

Articles by B?rge G. Nordestgaard, MD, DMSc: From the Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital

Extreme lipoprotein(a) levels and myocardial infarction

ByPia R. Kamstrup, MD,B?rge G. Nordestgaard, MD, DMSc: From the Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital,The Copenhagen City Heart Study, Bispebjerg Ho

September 2nd 2008

We conducted a study to determine whether high lipoprotein(a) levels predicted the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and ischemic heart disease. Unlike other studies, we measured lipoprotein(a) levels shortly after sampling and corrected for regression dilution bias.