Lipoprotein (a) is a low-density lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood. The lipoprotein (a) test — or Lp(a) test — determines the level of this lipoprotein in the blood, and its results ...
Lipoprotein(a) levels are genetically determined and, when elevated, are a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and aortic stenosis. There are no approved pharmacologic therapies to lower ...
As compared with what is known about predictors of vascular events in middle-aged persons, less is known about these events in the elderly. Lp(a) lipoprotein, which plays an important part in ...