Lipoprotein(a) and cardiovascular disease: Make use of the knowledge we have

There is strong evidence that Lp(a) is a causal risk factor for cardiovascular disease [1]. This includes outcomes such as coronary artery disease, aortic valve stenosis, ischemic stroke, peripheral arterial disease, cardiovascular mortality and heart failure as recently reviewed by Arsenault and Kamstrup [2]. The most recent European Atherosclerosis Society Lp(a) Consensus Statement provides data from the UK Biobank which clearly demonstrates that there is a continuous relationship between increasing Lp(a) concentrations and increasing risk for these outcomes [1] (see Fig.

Source: Atherosclerosis - November 22, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Florian Kronenberg Tags: Editorial Source Type: research