Lipoprotein
The year in lipids: Progress in Lp(a) management and a blow to the ‘HDL hypothesis’
In 2024, there were numerous trials and a few regulatory moves related to advancements in lipid management for the prevention of major adverse CV events.
Lack of Lp(a) screening a ‘missed opportunity’; promising therapies on the horizon
Improved screening for elevated lipoprotein(a) levels among all adults may improve CVD risk assessment and outcomes, especially with multiple Lp(a)-lowering therapies currently in the research pipeline, a speaker reported.
Top in cardiology: Emails improve flu vaccine uptake; out-of-hospital cardiac arrest rate
Vaccine update improved among adults in Denmark who received email messages that emphasized the cardiovascular benefits of the influenza vaccine, especially among patients with acute myocardial infarction history, researchers found.
First investigational oral therapy lowers Lp(a) in phase 2 study
CHICAGO — Adults with elevated liproprotein(a) at high risk for a CV event saw substantial reductions over 12 weeks with muvalaplin, an investigational oral small molecule Lp(a) inhibitor, data from a phase 2 study show.
Measuring three factors can predict women’s 30-year risk for heart disease
A single combined measure of three modifiable biomarkers in healthy women at midlife was predictive of 30-year risk for future cardiovascular events, according to new research presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.
Top in cardiology: AHA calculator may reduce care eligibility; predicting atherosclerosis
An estimated 16 million U.S. adults who qualified for statin and/or antihypertensive therapy would not be eligible for primary prevention under the American Heart Association’s new PREVENT risk calculator, researchers reported in JAMA.
Lp(a) could inform risk stratification of patients with a calcium score of 0
Elevated lipoprotein(a), despite a coronary artery calcium score of 0, could portend coronary plaque burden and may be a potential marker for early atherosclerosis intervention, researchers reported.