Statins increase Lp(a) plasma level: is this clinically relevant?

Angela Pirillo^{1

2}, Alberico Luigi Catapano^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Center for the Study of Atherosclerosis, E. Bassini Hospital, Cinisello Balsamo, Milan, Italy.
² IRCCS MultiMedica, Sesto S. Giovanni, Milan, Italy.
³ Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.

Editorial

Angela Pirillo et al. Eur Heart J. 2020.

. 2020 Jun 21;41(24):2285-2287.

doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz505.

Angela Pirillo^{1

2}, Alberico Luigi Catapano^{2

3}

¹ Center for the Study of Atherosclerosis, E. Bassini Hospital, Cinisello Balsamo, Milan, Italy.
² IRCCS MultiMedica, Sesto S. Giovanni, Milan, Italy.
³ Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.

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Comment on

Statin therapy increases lipoprotein(a) levels.
Tsimikas S, Gordts PLSM, Nora C, Yeang C, Witztum JL. Tsimikas S, et al. Eur Heart J. 2020 Jun 21;41(24):2275-2284. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz310. Eur Heart J. 2020. PMID: 31111151