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Editorial
. 2024 May 1;3(6):100939.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.100939. eCollection 2024 Jun.

E pluribus unum-: Understanding Our Diversity and Disparities in Lp(a) Screening

Jaideep Patel  1   2 , Harpreet S Bhatia  3 , Jared Alexander Spitz  4
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Editorial

E pluribus unum-: Understanding Our Diversity and Disparities in Lp(a) Screening

Jaideep Patel et al. JACC Adv. .
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Keywords: Lp(a); atherosclerosis; ethnic; lipid; prevention; risk.

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr Bhatia was partially supported by 10.13039/100000002NIH 1K08HL166962; and has received consulting fees from Kaneka Medical and Novartis Pharmaceuticals. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

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Society Recommendations for Lp(a) Testing ACC = American College of Cardiology; AHA = American Heart Association; ASCVD = atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; CVD = cardiovascular disease; LP(a) = lipoprotein(a).
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