Today is Lipoprotein (a) Awareness Day, and it’s a great opportunity to discuss lipids and howlipoprotein (a) might differ from your general understanding of how cholesterol works in our bodies.

Lipoprotein (a) is a low-density lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood. The lipoprotein (a) test — or Lp(a) test — determines the level of this lipoprotein in the blood, and its results ...

If you've listened to the radio or opened a webpage in the past year, you may have seen or heard ads promoting lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), testing to help people identify risks for heart disease. But, ...

Here is a scenario that may be surprising: a person in great shape, athletic, with good LDL cholesterol levels, and yet they ...

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Lipoprotein(a) levels are genetically determined and, when elevated, are a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and aortic stenosis. There are no approved pharmacologic therapies to lower ...

Many patients receive a standardized lipid panel as part of a yearly physical that includes testing of their "good" cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein) and "bad" cholesterol (low-density ...

A novel class of drugs targeting lipoprotein(a), a key driver of heart disease, could revolutionize cardiovascular treatment, ...

Lipoprotein(a) has been studied as a risk factor for coronary heart disease, but whether a causal relationship exists has been unclear. A study by Kamstrup and colleagues examining genetically ...

Lipoprotein(a) is a presumed risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Olpasiran is a small interfering RNA that reduces lipoprotein(a) synthesis in the liver. We conducted a randomized, ...

All sex, race, and risk category groups appeared to be affected by the heart disease risk posed by elevated lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), according to pooled analysis of primary prevention studies.