Current Management and Future Perspectives in the Treatment of Lp(a) with a Focus on the Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases

• Main Authors: Juan M. Farina (Author), Milagros Pereyra (Author), Ahmed K. Mahmoud (Author), Chieh-Ju Chao (Author), Timothy Barry (Author), Susan M. Halli Demeter (Author), Chadi Ayoub (Author), Reza Arsanjani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is a lipid molecule with atherogenic, inflammatory, thrombotic, and antifibrinolytic effects, whose concentrations are predominantly genetically determined. The association between Lp(a) and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) has been well-established in numerous studies, and the...