DIFFERENCES IN LIPOPROTEIN(A) BY RACE, ETHNICITY, AND ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK

Therapeutic Area: ASCVD/CVD Risk Factors Background: Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is a causal risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Despite practice guidelines recommending routine Lp(a) testing, uptake of screening has been low and variable. We sought to understand differences i...

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Main Authors: Ramzi Dudum, MD MPH, Qiwen Huang, MS, Xiaowei(Sherry) Yan, PhD, Powell Jose, MD, Sumeet Singh Brar, MD, Ashish Sarraju, MD, Fatima Rodriguez, MD MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666667723001101