Imagine my surprise when a past letter on Lp(a) turned out to be one of the most popular I’ve ever written. I hadn't expected that. To me, Lp(a) seemed like a highly specialized, even esoteric ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Lp(a) represents a “continuous gradient of risk” for heart disease and should be measured in adults at least ...

Jeffrey Frist was getting desperate. Diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) in 2012 after his first heart attack the year before, he had experienced a cardiovascular event every 11 months ...

Lipoprotein(a) levels, which are largely determined by genetics, appear to fluctuate over time, particularly in individuals with moderately elevated concentrations, a UK Biobank analysis shows. People ...

Among people with low levels of LDL cholesterol—even those who achieve very large absolute reductions with statin therapy—higher levels of lipoprotein(a) are associated with an increased risk of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Approximately one in five patients who underwent CABG also had high Lp(a). High Lp(a) at baseline was associated ...