JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.43, sa.6, ss.811-815, 2002 (SCI-Expanded)
Background Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is an important risk factor in the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease because of its thrombogenic and atherogenic properties. Lp(a) also displays another property by acting as an acute phase reactant.