As part of "heart health month," we're looking at lipoprotein (a). For decades, doctors have encouraged patients to monitor their cholesterol levels, with studies showing that heart disease risk ...

Thirty-year outcomes among participants in the Women's Health Study showed a stepwise increase in major cardiovascular events associated with increasing lipoprotein(a) levels starting around 30-60 ...

Such a puzzle since the patient had neither CVD risk factors nor atherosclerotic changes ...

When considering the risk factors for heart disease, some conditions may come readily to mind: obesity, unhealthy diet, and high cholesterol. People who have a parent or close relative with heart ...

Anjali advises that specific nutrients could aid in the progressive reduction of Lp(a) levels When people think about cholesterol and heart health, they usually focus on total cholesterol and LDL ...

Review in The Lancet finds that one in five globally are at risk of contracting cardiovascular diseases, because they carry a genetic risk of high levels of a specific lipoprotein, which can be tested ...

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 ...

Authors say findings call for primary prevention strategies to extend beyond traditional 10-year estimates. (HealthDay News) — A single combined measure of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP), ...

Findings from a phase 1 trial show that an experimental 'gene silencing' therapy reduced blood levels of lipoprotein(a), a key driver of heart disease risk, by up to 98%. Findings from a new Cleveland ...