Oxidation-Specific Biomarkers, Lipoprotein(a), and Risk of Fatal and Nonfatal Coronary Events

This study sought to assess whether oxidation-specific biomarkers are associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) events. The relationship of a panel of oxidative biomarkers and lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] to CAD risk is not fully determined. A prospective case-control study nested in the EPIC (European Prospective Investigation of Cancer)-Norfolk cohort of 45- to 79-year-old apparently healthy men and women followed for ∼6...