Genetic cholesterol eliminated by new drug, reducing heart attack risk, study finds
Researchers have discovered an experimental medication that significantly reduces a cholesterol-like particle that can increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes.Many Americans are unaware that elevated levels of this particle — known as lipoprotein(a) or Lp(a) — are circulating in their blood.Elevated Lp(a) cannot be modified with lifestyle changes, and has been called "one of the last untreatable frontiers of cardiovascular risk" by Cleveland Clinic, who led the study.LOW-CARB KETO […]