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(Circulation. 2000;102:1082.)
© 2000 American Heart Association, Inc.


Clinical Investigation and Reports

Lipoprotein(a) and Coronary Heart Disease

Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies

John Danesh, MBChB, MSc, DPhil; Rory Collins, MBBS, MSc; Richard Peto, FRS

From the Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK.

Correspondence to Dr John Danesh, CTSU, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford OX2 6HE, UK.

Background—Studies of the association between the plasma concentration of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] and coronary heart disease (CHD) have reported apparently conflicting findings. We report a meta-analysis of the prospective studies with at least 1 year of follow-up published before 2000.

Methods and Results—The following information was abstracted for each study: geographical location of study, size, type of cohort (population-based or selected because of previous disease), mean age, follow-up duration, blood storage temperature and duration, assay methods, degree of adjustment for potential confounders, and relationship of baseline Lp(a) measurement with subsequent CHD risk. There were 5436 deaths from CHD or nonfatal myocardial infarctions during a weighted mean follow-up of 10 years in the 27 eligible studies. Comparison of individuals in the top third of baseline plasma Lp(a) measurements with those in the bottom third in each study yielded a combined risk ratio of 1.6 (95% CI 1.4 to 1.8, 2P<0.00001), with similar findings when the analyses were restricted to the 18 studies of general populations (combined risk ratio 1.7, 95% CI 1.4 to 1.9; 2P<0.00001). Despite differences among studies in blood storage techniques and assay methods, there was no significant heterogeneity among the results from the 18 population-based studies or among those from the 9 studies of patients with previous disease. Lp(a) was only weakly correlated with classical vascular risk factors, and adjustment for those that had been recorded made little difference to the reported risk ratios.

Conclusions—These prospective studies demonstrate a clear association between Lp(a) and CHD, but further studies are needed to determine the extent to which this is causal.


Key Words: lipoproteins • coronary disease • meta-analysis




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E. M. Stuveling, S. J. L. Bakker, H. L. Hillege, P. E. de Jong, R. O. B. Gans, and D. de Zeeuw
Biochemical risk markers: a novel area for better prediction of renal risk?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant., March 1, 2005; 20(3): 497 - 508.
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I. J. Kullo and C. M. Ballantyne
Conditional Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis
Mayo Clin. Proc., February 1, 2005; 80(2): 219 - 230.
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H A W Neil, V Seagroatt, D J Betteridge, M P Cooper, P N Durrington, J P Miller, M Seed, R P Naoumova, G R Thompson, R Huxley, et al.
Established and emerging coronary risk factors in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia
Heart, December 1, 2004; 90(12): 1431 - 1437.
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Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Bio.Home page
L. Berglund and R. Ramakrishnan
Lipoprotein(a): An Elusive Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, December 1, 2004; 24(12): 2219 - 2226.
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I. J. Kullo, K. R. Bailey, L. F. Bielak, P. F. Sheedy II, G. G. Klee, S. L. Kardia, P. A. Peyser, E. Boerwinkle, and S. T. Turner
Lack of Association Between Lipoprotein(a) and Coronary Artery Calcification in the Genetic Epidemiology Network of Arteriopathy (GENOA) Study
Mayo Clin. Proc., October 1, 2004; 79(10): 1258 - 1263.
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Am. J. Clin. Nutr.Home page
K. Hoffmann, B.-C. Zyriax, H. Boeing, and E. Windler
A dietary pattern derived to explain biomarker variation is strongly associated with the risk of coronary artery disease
Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, September 1, 2004; 80(3): 633 - 640.
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Clin. Chem.Home page
N. Rifai, J. Ma, F. M. Sacks, P. M. Ridker, W. J. L. Hernandez, M. J. Stampfer, and S. M. Marcovina
Apolipoprotein(a) Size and Lipoprotein(a) Concentration and Future Risk of Angina Pectoris with Evidence of Severe Coronary Atherosclerosis in Men: The Physicians' Health Study
Clin. Chem., August 1, 2004; 50(8): 1364 - 1371.
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L. D Tsironis, J. V Mitsios, H. J Milionis, M. Elisaf, and A. D Tselepis
Effect of lipoprotein (a) on platelet activation induced by platelet-activating factor: role of apolipoprotein (a) and endogenous PAF-acetylhydrolase
Cardiovasc Res, July 1, 2004; 63(1): 130 - 138.
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P. M Ridker, N. J. Brown, D. E. Vaughan, D. G. Harrison, and J. L. Mehta
Established and Emerging Plasma Biomarkers in the Prediction of First Atherothrombotic Events
Circulation, June 29, 2004; 109(25_suppl_1): IV-6 - IV-19.
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S. C. Smith Jr, R. V. Milani, D. K. Arnett, J. R. Crouse III, M. M. McDermott, P. M Ridker, R. S. Rosenson, K. A. Taubert, and P. W.F. Wilson
Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease Conference: Writing Group II: Risk Factors
Circulation, June 1, 2004; 109(21): 2613 - 2616.
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H. D. Wu, L. Berglund, C. Dimayuga, J. Jones, R. R. Sciacca, M. R. Di Tullio, and S. Homma
High lipoprotein(a) levels and small apolipoprotein(a) sizes are associated with endothelial dysfunction in a multiethnic cohort
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., May 19, 2004; 43(10): 1828 - 1833.
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E. R. Christ, M. H. Cummings, N. Jackson, M. Stolinski, P. J. Lumb, A. S. Wierzbicki, P. H. Sonksen, D. L. Russell-Jones, and A. M. Umpleby
Effects of Growth Hormone (GH) Replacement Therapy on Low-Density Lipoprotein Apolipoprotein B100 Kinetics in Adult Patients with GH Deficiency: A Stable Isotope Study
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab., April 1, 2004; 89(4): 1801 - 1807.
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S. E. Humphries, P. M. Ridker, and P. J. Talmud
Genetic Testing for Cardiovascular Disease Susceptibility: A Useful Clinical Management Tool or Possible Misinformation?
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, April 1, 2004; 24(4): 628 - 636.
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P. Muntner, L. L. Hamm, J. W. Kusek, J. Chen, P. K. Whelton, and J. He
The Prevalence of Nontraditional Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Ann Intern Med, January 6, 2004; 140(1): 9 - 17.
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M. Trovati and F. Cavalot
Optimization of Hypolipidemic and Antiplatelet Treatment in the Diabetic Patient with Renal Disease
J. Am. Soc. Nephrol., January 1, 2004; 15(90010): S12 - 20.
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N. Sattar, D. W. McCarey, H. Capell, and I. B. McInnes
Explaining How "High-Grade" Systemic Inflammation Accelerates Vascular Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Circulation, December 16, 2003; 108(24): 2957 - 2963.
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S. M. Marcovina, M. L. Koschinsky, J. J. Albers, and S. Skarlatos
Report of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Workshop on Lipoprotein(a) and Cardiovascular Disease: Recent Advances and Future Directions
Clin. Chem., November 1, 2003; 49(11): 1785 - 1796.
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S. N. Pokrovsky, M. V. Ezhov, L. N. Il'ina, O. I. Afanasieva, V. Y. Sinitsyn, A. A. Shiriaev, and R. S. Akchurin
Association of lipoprotein(a) excess with early vein graft occlusions in middle-aged men undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery
J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., October 1, 2003; 126(4): 1071 - 1075.
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G. Tsurupa, B. Ho-Tin-Noe, E. Angles-Cano, and L. Medved
Identification and Characterization of Novel Lysine-independent Apolipoprotein(a)-binding Sites in Fibrin(ogen) {alpha}C-domains
J. Biol. Chem., September 26, 2003; 278(39): 37154 - 37159.
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T. Huby, V. Afzal, C. Doucet, R. M. Lawn, E. L. Gong, M. J. Chapman, J. Thillet, and E. M. Rubin
Regulation of the Expression of the Apolipoprotein(a) Gene: Evidence for a Regulatory Role of the 5' Distal Apolipoprotein(a) Transcription Control Region Enhancer in Yeast Artificial Chromosome Transgenic Mice
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, September 1, 2003; 23(9): 1633 - 1639.
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D. G. Hackam and S. S. Anand
Emerging Risk Factors for Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: A Critical Review of the Evidence
JAMA, August 20, 2003; 290(7): 932 - 940.
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G. J. Grover, K. Mellstrom, L. Ye, J. Malm, Y.-L. Li, L.-G. Bladh, P. G. Sleph, M. A. Smith, R. George, B. Vennstrom, et al.
Selective thyroid hormone receptor-{beta} activation: A strategy for reduction of weight, cholesterol, and lipoprotein (a) with reduced cardiovascular liability
PNAS, August 19, 2003; 100(17): 10067 - 10072.
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S van Wissen, T J Smilde, M D Trip, T. de Boo, J J P Kastelein, and A F H Stalenhoef
Long term statin treatment reduces lipoprotein(a) concentrations in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia
Heart, August 1, 2003; 89(8): 893 - 896.
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R. A. Barkley, A. C. Brown, C. L. Hanis, S. L. Kardia, S. T. Turner, and E. Boerwinkle
Lack of genetic linkage evidence for a trans-acting factor having a large effect on plasma lipoprotein[a] levels in African Americans
J. Lipid Res., July 1, 2003; 44(7): 1301 - 1305.
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M. Miller
Niacin as a Component of Combination Therapy for Dyslipidemia
Mayo Clin. Proc., June 1, 2003; 78(6): 735 - 742.
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D. Boffelli, J. McAuliffe, D. Ovcharenko, K. D. Lewis, I. Ovcharenko, L. Pachter, and E. M. Rubin
Phylogenetic Shadowing of Primate Sequences to Find Functional Regions of the Human Genome
Science, February 28, 2003; 299(5611): 1391 - 1394.
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S. R. Holmer, C. Hengstenberg, H.-G. Kraft, B. Mayer, M. Poll, S. Kurzinger, M. Fischer, H. Lowel, G. Klein, G. A.J. Riegger, et al.
Association of Polymorphisms of the Apolipoprotein(a) Gene With Lipoprotein(a) Levels and Myocardial Infarction
Circulation, February 11, 2003; 107(5): 696 - 701.
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M. J. Evans, H. A. Harris, C. P. Miller, S. K. Karathanasis, and S. J. Adelman
Estrogen Receptors {alpha} and {beta} Have Similar Activities in Multiple Endothelial Cell Pathways
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C. Gazzaruso, A. Garzaniti, S. Giordanetti, C. Falcone, E. De Amici, D. Geroldi, and P. Fratino
Assessment of Asymptomatic Coronary Artery Disease in Apparently Uncomplicated Type 2 Diabetic Patients: A role for lipoprotein(a) and apolipoprotein(a) polymorphism
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