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 ...

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 ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a healthy 50-year-old woman. I asked my doctor to test me for Lipoprotein(a) after reading about it. My level was high, at 41 mg/dL. My doctor told me that it didn’t need to be ...

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 ...

Elevated levels of lipoprotein (a) is a genetic disease that causes cardiovascular disease. Steven Nissen, M.D., addresses why it’s important to find treatments for this genetic risk factor.

A new study finds that elevated levels of Lp(a) may increase the risk of death from cardiovascular disease in some patie ...

Increased risk for adverse cardiovascular outcomes, including myocardial fibrosis, is associated with elevated lipoprotein(a) levels. Elevated lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) levels are associated with ...