Brigham and Women's Hospital investigators link very high lipoprotein(a) with a higher 30-year risk of major cardiovascular ...

A new study found that having higher lipoprotein(a) levels was linked to an increased 30-year risk for cardiovascular disease ...

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association showed that among healthy women, very high lipoprotein ...

Talk to your doctor about getting your lipoprotein(a) levels tested. Sandra Revill Tremulis was a healthy 39-year-old who taught fitness classes and had recently run a marathon when extreme fatigue ...

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.

Currently available therapies such as niacin and PCSK9 inhibitors such as Repatha (evolocumab) and Praluent (alirocumab) can reduce Lp (a) levels, but their impact is modest. Another challenge in ...

Comparing extremes of the spectrum, multivariable analyses generally showed significantly higher risks for patients with high ...

A nearly 30-year study shows a strong long-term association between very high lipoprotein(a) levels and cardiovascular ...

Women with extremely high levels of lipoprotein(a), particularly those with high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, have an increased risk for cardiovascular events, according to a study ...

In a recent study published in the journal Current Medical Research and Opinion, researchers report that high lipoprotein(a) levels were linked to repeated coronary heart disease events in older ...

Lipoprotein(a) has been linked to aortic stenosis and atherosclerosis. Lipoprotein(a) is formed by the interaction of apolipoprotein(a) with apolipoprotein B100. Muvalaplin, a small molecule drug, ...

In an observational registry study of Swedish outpatients with type 1 diabetes, those who had high plasma lipoprotein(a) [Lp (a)] levels — defined as >120 nmol/L or approximately 50 mg/dL — were more ...