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Lipoprotein (a) And Heart Attacks

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 Posted in Heart, Medical | 5 Comments »

It looks like another type of cholesterol besides LDL (low density lipoprotein) is behind some of the heart attacks people are having. It's called Lipoprotein (a). Typically LDL is treated with statins such as the drug Lipitor. Unfortunately statins do ...