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How To Lower Your Risk Of Heart Attack If You Have An Elevated Lp(a)

How To Lower Your Risk Of Heart Attack If You Have An Elevated Lp(a)

There are no therapies to lower Lp(a), but that doesn't mean you cannot reduce your risk.

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Jul 05, 2023
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If you have an early family of heart disease, you need to assess your Lp(a) levels.

Elevated Lp(a) is one of the most common genetic reasons people develop early heart disease.

It is super common. In some populations, 20 - 30% of people have elevated levels of Lp(a)1.

But here’s the problem.

Most people don’t know about it.

Most doctors, even cardiologis…

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