This article is more than 5 years old. Information may no longer be current.

VIDEO: Lipoprotein A associated with increased stroke risk in blacks

Add topic to email alerts

Receive an email when new articles are posted on

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on .

Subscribe

Added to email alerts

You've successfully added to your alerts. You will receive an email when new content is published.

Click Here to Manage Email Alerts

You've successfully added to your alerts. You will receive an email when new content is published.

Click Here to Manage Email Alerts

Back to Healio

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com.

Back to Healio

ORLANDO, Fla. — In this video, Larry B. Goldstein, MD, chair of the neurology department at University of Kentucky in Lexington, discusses a study presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions assessing the influence of lipoprotein A on stroke risk.

The researchers found that elevated lipoprotein A was associated with increased risk for stroke among black participants, but not white participants. Goldstein, a member of the Cardiology Today Editorial Board, said this association may contribute to the greater stroke risk observed among black individuals. He added that there is not yet a proven way to decrease stroke risk among patients with elevated lipoprotein A, and that this may be a useful area for future study.