A new drug offers a breakthrough world first treatment for Lipoprotein(a), a largely genetic form of cholesterol that increases the risk of heart attack and stroke, announced today by study lead Professor Stephen Nicholls, Director of the Monash University's Victorian Heart Institute and Victorian Heart Hospital.
High levels of Lipoprotein, known as Lp or spoken as"LP little a," impact one in five people globally with no approved treatment currently on the market.
Professor Stephen Nicholls, cardiologist and Director of Monash University's Victorian Heart Institute and the Victorian Heart Hospital at Monash Health, led the landmark research and trial, presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Amsterdam today and published inLp is similar to LDL cholesterol, sometimes called 'bad cholesterol,' but is more sticky, increasing risk of blockages and blood clots in arteries.
Although Lp was discovered nearly 60 years ago there still aren't any widely accessible treatments available to lower levels and reduce cardiovascular risk.
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