Dennis R. Leahy, MD, shares his POV on the value of making Lp(a) testing universal, not only to inform patients and their clinicians of the high CV risks, but to make way for potential treatments.
Are patients hospitalized with ST-elevated myocardial infarction adequately evaluated for cholesterol levels or other lipid disorders during their hospitalization?
A study was conducted to determine if there are sex disparities in lipid level target achievement and treatment in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia.
Researchers examined if post-delivery decidual tissue contained cholesterol crystals in patients that developed a hypertensive disorder during pregnancy.
Investigators examined the independent and joint association of lipoprotein(a) and coronary artery calcium with risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
