"High Lp(a) levels increased risk of PAD, AAA, and MALE by 2- to 3-fold in the🇩🇰general population"

#CopenhagenGeneralPopulationStudy
N=108446
LPA genotype (KIV-2 repeat#, rs3798220, rs10455872) >108k
Lp(a) measurement >70k
7.4 yr f/up

#JACC 2023
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Prevalence 2.1% of #AorticAneurysm in a general population

#CopenhagenGeneralPopulationStudy 11294👤56%♀️
CT

4%♂️ 0.7%♀️
Ascending 1.8% - Descending thoracic 0.6% -Abdominal 1.6%

#AortaEd
Klaus Fuglsang Kofoed lab #EHJCVI 2024
academic.oup.com/ehjcimaging/...