Lp(a): A Toolkit for Health Care Professionals

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

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