Meet and Measure Lipoprotein(a), the Evil, Diabolical Cousin of LDL
Lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), currently is the strongest, single, inherited risk factor for early cardiac disease and aortic stenosis.
During our recent Spring conference on the Big Island of Hawaii, Dr. Pam Taub, stressed that elevated Lipoprotein (a), or Lp(a), currently is the strongest, single, inherited risk factor for early cardiac disease and aortic stenosis. Dr. Taub is a Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Founding Director of the Step Family Foundation Cardiac Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. Impacting about 1 in 5 people worldwide, Dr. Taub outlined the importance of measuring Lp(a) levels in all adults at least once to identify individuals with high Lp(a) levels to better manage cardiovascular disease risk factors.
Dr. Taub referenced the Journal of Clinical Lipidology, which included an update to the 2019 NLA scientific statement on use of lipoprotein(a) in clinical practice in its most recent issue. The article includes stratification levels for patients based on their Lp(a) levels and stresses that measuring the Lp(a) at least once in all adults and in selected high-risk children can optimize the management and treatment of cardiovascular risk factors.
“Lp(a) has more diabolical features than LDL. Lp(a) is a more proatherogenic and prothrombotic module,” said Dr. Taub. “In North America alone, there are more than 73 million people with an elevated Lp(a) level."
Dr. Taub’s lecture is available in its entirety as part of the On Demand Replay: 9th Annual Clinical Issues in Primary Care Conference CME online course.
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