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Impact of lipoprotein(a) levels on recurrent cardiovascular events in patients with premature coronary artery disease

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  1. Division of Cardiology, A.O.R.N. Sant’Anna e San Sebastiano, F. Palasciano, 81100, Caserta, Italy

    Felice Gragnano, Arturo Cesaro & Paolo Calabrò

  2. Division of Cardiology, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, L. Bianchi 1, 80131, Naples, Italy

    Felice Gragnano, Fabio Fimiani, Marco Di Maio, Arturo Cesaro, Giuseppe Limongelli & Paolo Calabrò

  3. McGovern Medical School, UTHealth at Houston, 6431 Fannin, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

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Gragnano, F., Fimiani, F., Di Maio, M. et al. Impact of lipoprotein(a) levels on recurrent cardiovascular events in patients with premature coronary artery disease. Intern Emerg Med 14, 621–625 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-019-02082-8

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