Correlation between serum lipoprotein (a) and angiographic coronary artery disease in non‐insulin‐dependent diabetes mellitus

• Published in: Journal of internal medicine Vol. 242; no. 6; pp. 449 - 454
• Main Authors: CÖMLEKÇI̊, A., BI̊BEROG̈LU, S., KOZAN, O., BAHÇECI̊, O., ERGENE, O., NAZLI, C., KINAY, O., GÜNER, G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.1997; Blackwell Science
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Cardiology. Vascular system; Coronary Angiography; coronary artery; Coronary Disease - blood; Coronary Disease - complications; Coronary Disease - diagnostic imaging; Coronary heart disease; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - diagnostic imaging; disease; Female; Glycated Hemoglobin A - metabolism; Heart; Humans; Lipids - blood; lipoprotein(a); Lipoprotein(a) - blood; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; NIDDM; Endocrinopathy; Human; Evaluation; Radiodiagnosis; Angiography; Coronary artery; Cardiovascular disease; Lipoprotein; Coronary heart disease; Non insulin dependent diabetes; Association; Risk factor; Comparative study
• ISSN: 0954-6820; 1365-2796
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.1997.tb00017.x

. Comlekqi A, Biberoglu S, Kozan 0, Bahqeci 0, Ergene 0, Nazli C, Kinay 0, Guner G (Dokuz Eylul University, Medical School, Inciralti, Izmir, Turkey). Correlation between serum lipoprotein(a) and angio‐graphic coronary artery disease in non‐insulin‐dependent diabetes mellitus. J Intern Med 1997; 242:449‐54. Objectives: To examine the impact of diabetic state on the concentrations of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] in patients with non‐insulin‐dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and the correlation between angiographic coronary artery disease (CAD) and serum Lp(a) concentrations in NIDDM. Design: In this cross‐sectional study of 26 patients with NIDDM and 19 nondiabetic sex‐ and agematched patients who underwent coronary angiography, CAD was assessed visually using coronary artery score (CAS), and plasma Lp(a) was measured by an enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay. Setting: The study was performed in an internal medicine clinic at a university hospital. Subjects: Twenty‐six age‐ and sex‐matched patients with NIDDM and 19 control patients without diabetes. Results: There was no significant difference between the Lp(a) concentrations of patientswith NIDDM and nondiabetic subjects (P > 0.05). When patients with NIDDM were stratified by absence or presence of CAD, patients with CAD had higher levels of Lp(a) (P < 0.05). However, there was no significant correlation between the concentrations of Lp(a) and CAS (P > 0.05). Conclusions: Diabetic state does not have any impact on Lp(a) concentrations. Lp(a) excess seems to be atherogenic in patients with NIDDM as shown in nondiabetic patients in previous studies. Although diabetic patients with CAD have higher Lp(a) concentrations than the diabetic patients without CAD, Lp(a) levels were not correlated with CAS.