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A ≥20% increase in circulating Lp(a) after the commencement of statins, and subsequent risks of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases in patients with coronary artery disease

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Shuhei Fujita, Yu Kataoka, Naoto Kuyama,

Stephen James Nicholls, Kentaro Mitsui, Kota Murai, Takamasa Iwai, Kenichiro Sawada, Hideo Matama, Satoshi Honda, Masashi Fujino, Shuichi Yoneda, Fumiyuki Otsuka, Kensuke Takagi, Kazuhiro Nakao, Yasuhide Asaumi, Kenichi Tsujita,

National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center

Journal of Clinical Lipidology · 23 Aug 2026

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