Researchers uncovered new evidence that elevated Lp(a) may help explain why some patients remain at high cardiovascular risk ...

MILAN, Italy—Patients can overcome the added risk of coronary heart disease events associated with elevated lipoprotein(a) levels if they maintain lower LDL-cholesterol levels over their lifespan, ...

The Eli Lilly drug caused a major drop in the blood levels of Lp(a), but further research is needed to show that it will prevent heart attacks and strokes. By Gina Kolata As many as one in five people ...

High levels of lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) are a genetically determined independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease that cannot be modified through lifestyle changes. Now, a study in Nature reports ...