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Dear Doctor: High lipoprotein(a) levels alone aren’t enough to consider patient high risk of heart disease
Dear Doctor: High lipoprotein(a) levels alone aren’t enough to consider patient high risk of heart disease
Dear Doctor: High lipoprotein(a) levels alone aren’t enough to consider patient high risk of heart disease

Published on: 11/19/2025

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Dr. Keith Roach is a physician at Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital. He writes an educational column on infectious diseases, public health and sports medicine.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a healthy 50-year-old woman. I asked my doctor to test me for Lipoprotein(a) after reading about it. My level was high, at 41 mg/dL. My doctor told me that it didn’t need to be treated since I don’t have any other risk factors for heart disease. When and how should a high Lp(a) level be treated? -- K.P.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2025/11/dear-doctor-high-lipoproteina-levels-alone-arent-enough-to-consider-patient-high-risk-of-heart-disease.html

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