Everyone should have their Lp(a) tested once. As a primary patient with no other obvious risk factors, I was surprised that my ApoB was 120. My primary was not even sure I needed a statin because my LDL-C (tested three months later) was 107. Fortunately, I tested my Lp(a) which was 280 nmol. The statin dropped my LDL-C to 79 and ApoB to 80. Without the Lp(a) I would’ve been satisfied. But with this knowledge, I started a PCSK-9 inhibitor.
I would be very interested to know if the trials used a cohort of randomised 'healthy' people or were these people selected from patients already presented for cvd or or lipid monitoring?
i’m waiting for my lp(a) results. i had a stent put in 3 months ago 100% blocked LAD. my arteries all over my body are clean including my brain. my glucose tolerance test had a max of only 5.6, just because i don’t have any signs of diabetes might mean my lp(a) is high. my apo and ldl are in the lowest levels now with statins and post stent. maybe diet too .. 20 mg crestor. i’m tracking everything and am requesting my own bloods!
