"Lipoprotein(a) Level Adds Little To Prediction Of Women’s Cardiac Risk" - Marilynn Larkin
Lipoprotein(a) levels are associated with heart disease only in women with high total cholesterol, and even then, risk prediction improvement is "minimal," researchers in Boston say. Findings were similar for women in the WHI and JUPITER cohorts. By contrast, there was a strong association between Lp(a) and cardiovascular disease among men with low total cholesterol levels in JUPITER. Robert Rosenson, MD, professor of medicine, cardiology and director of Cardiometabolic disorders at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, coauthor of a related editorial, noted, “Two of the studies analyzed Lp(a) in terms of cholesterol content and another one Lp(a) particle concentration. The two methods cannot be used interchangeably.” Based on the current study, "very few women (3 percent) would meet the criteria for high cardiovascular risk," he added.
- Robert Rosenson, MD, Professor, Medicine, Cardiology, Director, Cardiometabolic Disorders, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai