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Article: Results From Landmark 14-Year Study Show Lp-PLA2 is Independent Predictor of Coronary Events; - MONICA Study in Circulation is Third Peer-reviewed Study of PLAC(TM) Test in Large Population -.
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- October 5, 2004
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- A prospective cohort study of the MONICA population, a landmark 14-year population study, was published in today's issue of Circulation, the Journal of the American Heart Association. Data from the study support the measurement of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) as an independent predictor of individuals at risk for future coronary events.
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. Nearly half of all coronary events occur in individuals who do not have high cholesterol. Therefore, novel risk factors like Lp-PLA2, may help assess risk in patients without ...