Comments on: Lipoprotein (a) And Heart Attacks

By: Jhet Bhlak

Jhet Bhlak — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:19:38 +0000

@Kris

There is a lot of good information provided in the link above by xtronics and in the webmd.com article in the post.

One thing I’ve read is that it isn’t only the amount of LPa but the size of it that matters. I do know that taking niacin helped my dad lower his cholesterol numbers so you might want to talk to your doctor about that.

By: Kris

Kris — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:39:15 +0000

I would appreciate any info you can provide

By: Kris

Kris — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:37:45 +0000

I am a 57 year old female. Healthy athlete. All blood levels OK except LPa at 270mg/dl!! I eat an extremely low fat diet. No family with heart/stroke incidence. I am worried.

By: Jhet Bhlak

Jhet Bhlak — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:45:20 +0000

Thanks for the information xtronics!

By: xtronics

xtronics — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:27:13 +0000

There about 14 interventions that work to varying degrees. Niacin is usually at 1G+ which needs a doctor to monitor. To see the details of modern treatment see:

http://www.trackyourplaque.com/library/fl_01-019lpa_treatments.asp