Here is a scenario that may be surprising: a person in great shape, athletic, with good LDL cholesterol levels, and yet they have a heart attack. This paradox may be explained by a ...

Lipoprotein (a) is a cholesterol that carries lipoprotein – particles made of fats and proteins – in your blood. It’s structurally similar to LDL (low-density lipoprotein, or “bad” cholesterol), but ...

The evidence implicating high levels of lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), as a risk predictor for heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular conditions has outpaced the science of what to do about the ...

Michael D. Shapiro, DO, discusses how lipoproteins, chiefly LDL (low-density lipoprotein) and Lp(a) (lipoprotein a), drive atherosclerotic heart disease. This is a video synopsis/summary of an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Lipoprotein(a) should be measured in all people at least once. “Evaluation and management of Lp(a) is actionable ...

Icosapent ethyl (Vascepa; Amarin) remains effective at reducing cardiovascular events in patients with elevated triglycerides but relatively well-controlled LDL cholesterol on a statin irrespective of ...

Healthy women with elevated lipoprotein(a) levels are at greater risk of cardiovascular events over long-term follow-up, with the risk increasing in a stepwise fashion across Lp(a) thresholds and ...