Most people know what cholesterol is, and that low-density lipoproteins, or LDLs, carry cholesterol through the blood. Cholesterol carried by LDL is commonly called LDL cholesterol or "LDL-C", and it's a major risk factor for heart disease. However, about 20 percent of the global population lives with high levels of another type of lipoprotein called Lp(a), and its association with cardiovascular disease is widely underrecognized.1 Lp(a) - pronounced [...]
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