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Scenario: Mr. Kapoor has a high level of Lipoprotein (a) and he has been warned of the high risk to his health.
Assertion: Lipoprotein (a) is very strongly associated with Myocardial infarction.
Reason: It interferes with plasminogen activation and impairs fibrinolysis.
A. Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation for assertion
B. Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is not the correct explanation for assertion
C. The assertion is true, but the reason is false
D. The assertion is false, but the reason is true
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Ans.A
Lipoprotein (a) is very strongly associated with Myocardial infarction and is sometimes called the little ‘rascal’. It is associated with LDL.
Lp (a) has significant homology with plasminogen. So it interferes with the plasminogen activator and impairs fibrinolysis. This leads to unopposed intravascular thrombosis and possibly myocardial infarction.