The medical team, therefore, ordered screening for elevated lipoprotein(a) -- Lp(a) -- and assessed his coronary calcium score. "His Lp(a) level was elevated at 136 nmol/L and his coronary calcium ...

The findings represent the first step to potentially augmenting current risk models with Lp(a) measurements, the author says.

The man had started a carnivore diet 8 months prior, eating "6 to 9 lb of cheese, sticks of butter and additional fat ...

This article reviews the impact of elevated lipoprotein(a) levels, highlighting its role as an independent causal risk enhancer for cardiovascular disease, and summarizes relevant professional ...

High cholesterol levels lead to plaque formation in arteries that restrict blood and oxygen flow. Familial ...

You might know about HDL or good cholesterol. And you might know about LDL or bad cholesterol. But do you know about LP(a) or Lipoprotein A? It's pretty common and pretty bad and we shou ...

or elevated Lp(a) [lipoprotein(a)] in the context of informed shared decision-making and counseling with the patient and family," the guidelines added. Dose intensity should be based on how ...

High and low levels of high-density lipoprotein and a novel single-nucleotide polymorphism were found to be associated with ...

Although cholesterol and TG serve several important functions within the body, they are insoluble particles and must be packaged into lipoproteins in order to circulate in the plasma, from sites ...