SAN CARLOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Lipoprotein(a) Foundation announced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has approved two ICD-10 codes for the diagnosis of elevated ...
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Predictive lab test for cardiac events still rare but increasing
Researchers from UC San Diego School of Medicine found that testing for lipoprotein(a) — a genetic risk factor for heart ...
Dennis R. Leahy, MD, shares his POV on the value of making Lp(a) testing universal, not only to inform patients and their clinicians of the high CV risks, but to make way for potential treatments.
The main conclusion to draw from this work is that Lp(a) is probably a strong causal factor in not only CAD, but also the development of atherosclerosis in other arterial trees. Although there is no ...
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 ...
According to a Novartis-commissioned survey across the Asia Pacific and Middle East, 66% of respondents reported skipping ...
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Understanding lipoprotein(a) and its genetic impact on the heart
Despite its prevalence, Lp(a) remains underdiagnosed and under-discussed, even though CVD continues to claim nearly 18 million lives annually– more than all cancers combined.2,3 Elevated levels of ...
The results of a recent retrospective analysis of electronic health record (EHR) data found that only 0.4% of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) were tested for lipoprotein(a ...
One in four Indians have elevated lipoprotein(a), a genetic risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but awareness and testing ...
When considering risk factors for heart attacks and strokes, most people think of the usual players: LDL cholesterol (think L for lousy, or “bad”), HDL cholesterol (think H for healthy, or “good”), ...
Share on Pinterest Cholesterol levels could be a good predictor of coronary artery disease risk. Olena Smyrnova/Stocksy Coronary artery disease is a serious but common type of heart disease that can ...
Fast-growing commercial-stage diagnostics company numares AG today announced the worldwide launch of its new, software-based test insightLP™-S50, part of the Company’s lipoFIT® series for lipoprotein ...
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