Research Letter

Pathological Analysis of Lipoprotein(a) Risk Variants and Culprit Coronary Thrombotic Lesions

JAMA Cardiology 10.1001/jamacardio.2026.1291

May 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cross-sectional study examines whether common lipoprotein(a) risk variants are associated with specific coronary plaque morphologies and thrombus characteristics in individuals of European ancestry with sudden coronary death.

Corresponding Author: Aloke V. Finn, MD, CVPath Institute, Inc, 19 Firstfield Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 (afinn@cvpath.org).

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