Lipoprotein(a) levels in a global population with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

CONCLUSIONS: Globally, Lp(a) is measured in a small minority of patients with ASCVD and is highest in black, younger and female patients. More than 25% of patients had levels exceeding the established threshold for increased cardiovascular risk, approximately 50 mg/dL or 125 nmol/L.PMID:36252994 | DOI:10.1136/openhrt-2022-002060

Source: Atherosclerosis - October 17, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steven E Nissen Kathy Wolski Leslie Cho Stephen J Nicholls John Kastelein Eran Leitersdorf Ulf Landmesser Michael Blaha A Michael Lincoff Ryuichi Morishita Sotirios Tsimikas Junhao Liu Brian Manning Plamen Kozlovski Anastasia Lesogor Tom Thuren Taro Shiba Source Type: research