Lp(a): A Toolkit for Health Care Professionals

3 Contents: 5 . ............... Lp(a) at a Glance 6 . ............... By the Numbers 7 . ............... Elevated Lp(a): What Are the Risks? 8 . ............... How Does Lp(a) Work? 8 . ............... The Challenge 9 . ............... To Screen or Not to Screen 10 ............... What to Know When Managing Your Patients’ Risk 12 ............... Recent Approaches to Lowering Lp(a): What the Studies Show 15 ................ The Importance of Shared Decision-Making 16 ............... What Does the Future Hold? 18 ............... 2018 AHA/ACC Cholesterol Guidelines Top 10 Takeaways 21 ................ References