Every Australian adult should be screened for a potentially deadly type of inherited cholesterol, and if the simple blood ...

A blood test that measures lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] has received breakthrough device designation from the US Food and Drug Administration. The Tina-quant Lp(a) RxDx assay, developed by Roche in ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Renea Thomas says she lost her mom to a heart attack. When she died, her mother was 36 with eight children. Thomas, now a grandmother, lives with her family in San Marco in ...

Researchers from University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found that testing for lipoprotein(a) — a genetic risk factor for heart disease — remains uncommon in the United States, ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LetsGetChecked, a global healthcare solutions company, today announced its collaboration with Novartis to increase access to Lipoprotein(a)–Lp(a)–testing and programs. Now, ...

A new study finds that elevated levels of Lp(a) may increase the risk of death from cardiovascular disease in some patie ...

The evidence implicating high levels of lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), as a risk predictor for heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular conditions has outpaced the science of what to do about the ...

A fatty particle can clog arteries just as surely as cholesterol but often goes undetected, striking seemingly healthy people ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A lipoprotein(a) assay received breakthrough device designation from the FDA. The assay is designed to aid in ...

The move places the IDF at the forefront of public bodies in Israel applying advanced preventive medicine, as the test is not yet part of routine screening in the health funds. The IDF has begun ...