In Search of an Accurate Measurement of LDL-C: Correction for Lp(a)-Cholesterol to Predict Clinical Outcomes

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Jul 9;84(2):178-181. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.05.009.

Authors

Sotirios Tsimikas¹, Calvin Yeang², Florian Kronenberg³

Affiliations

¹ University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA. Electronic address: stsimikas@health.ucsd.edu.
² University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/CalvinYeang.
³ Institute of Genetic Epidemiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/KronenbergLab.

PMID: 38960511
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.05.009

No abstract available

Keywords: cholesterol; lipoprotein(a); low-density lipoprotein; particle; therapy.

Publication types

Letter
Editorial

MeSH terms

Biomarkers / blood
Cholesterol, LDL* / blood
Humans
Lipoprotein(a)* / blood
Predictive Value of Tests
Prognosis

Substances

Cholesterol, LDL
Lipoprotein(a)
Biomarkers