ESC Congress 2026 Abstract
Two blood fat carriers share protein links to heart disease
Protein patterns accounted for an estimated 62% of coronary disease risk linked to triglyceride-rich particles and 14% of risk linked to lipoprotein(a).Protein patterns accounted for an estimated 62% of coronary disease risk linked to triglyceride-rich particles and 14% of risk linked to lipoprotein(a).
Cohort · 35,269 peopleMechanisms
Who was studied35,269 UK Biobank participants, median 13.7 years
What changedTriglyceride-rich particles and lipoprotein(a) shared 36 proteins; higher scores for both patterns were linked to higher coronary disease risk
The catchThe analyses did not measure whether targeting these proteins prevents coronary disease