Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2, and subsequent cardiovascular events and mortality among patients with coronary heart disease

Michal Benderly*, Batya Sapir, Ofra Kalter-Leibovici, Reuven Zimlichman

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Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the relevance of Lp-PLA2 to risk prediction among coronary heart disease (CHD) patients. Methods: Lp-PLA2 activity was measured in 2538 CHD patients included in the Bezafibrate Infarction Prevention (BIP) study. Results: Adjusting for patient characteristics and traditional risk factors, 1 standard deviation of Lp-PLA2 was associated with a hazard ratio (HR) of 1.12 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.00–1.25) for mortality and 1.03 (0.93–1.14) for cardiovascular events. Lp-PLA2 did not significantly improve model discrimination, or calibration nor result in noteworthy reclassification. Conclusions: Our results do not support added value of Lp-PLA2 for predicting cardiovascular events or mortality among CHD patients beyond traditional risk factor.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)219-224
Number of pages6
JournalBiomarkers
Volume22
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 May 2017

Keywords

  • Cohort study
  • risk factors
  • risk prediction

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