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Epidemiology of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in polygenic hypercholesterolemia with or without high lipoprotein(a) levels

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Background and aims Epidemiology of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease might be different in patients with polygenic hypercholesterolemia plus high levels (≥30 mg/dl) of Lp(a) (H-Lpa) than in those with polygenic hypercholesterolemia alone (H-LDL).

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Abstract TP283: Incidence of Stroke in Patients with AF and history of Catheter Ablation

Stroke Journal

A detailed query of our common inpatient and outpatient medical record was performed for medications including prescription and adherence to OAC, as well as occurrence of CVA post ablation.Results:Out of 2313 AF patients who underwent CA, 32 (1.4%) had a CVA (6 TIA, 26 stroke) within 5 years of ablation (Table 1).