Elevated Lipoprotein(a) and Its Implications for Familial Hypercholesterolemia Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Family Screening

Raul D Santos^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Lipid Clinic Heart Institute (InCor), University of Sao Paulo Medical School Hospital, 05403-000, São Paulo, Brazil.
² Academic Research Organization, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, 05652-900, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Editorial

Raul D Santos. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2024.

. 2024 Jun 17;109(7):e1544-e1545.

doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgad742.

Raul D Santos^{1

2}

¹ Lipid Clinic Heart Institute (InCor), University of Sao Paulo Medical School Hospital, 05403-000, São Paulo, Brazil.
² Academic Research Organization, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, 05652-900, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

No abstract available

Keywords: PCSK9; atherosclerosis; cascade screening; cholesterol; lipoprotein(a).

Comment on

High Lipoprotein(a) May Explain One-Quarter of Clinical Familial Hypercholesterolemia Diagnoses in Danish Lipid Clinics.
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