[Serum lipoprotein (A) in patients with myocardial infarction and aortoarteritis].

To elucidate the physiological role of lipoprotein (a), a new independent atherosclerosis risk factor, the levels of lipoprotein (a) and 5 proteins of an acute phase were measured in acute (myocardial infarction, n = 21) and chronic (non-specific aortoarteritis, n = 15) tissue lesions. Blood was taken for analysis from patients with myocardial infarction when they were admitted to hospital for anginal attacks and then 4 times during a month and from patients with aortoarteritis at the stage of exacerbation 1 month before and after therapy. The findings indicate that in acute and chronic tissue lesions, there is a change in blood lipoprotein (a) levels, which is largely similar to that in the levels of acute phase proteins.