Are plasma lipoprotein(a) concentrations associated with infarct artery patency in survivors of myocardial infarction?
Higher plasma Lp(a) concentrations are associated with failure to recanalize the infarct artery in myocardial infarction survivors, suggesting Lp(a) may inhibit intrinsic fibrinolysis.
Survivors of myocardial infarction who failed to recanalize the infarct artery have higher plasma Lp(a) concentrations than those with a patent infarct artery. Lp(a) may inhibit intrinsic fibrinolysis.
Moliterno et al. (Wed,) studied this question.