heart health PSA
(especially for folks of African and/or South Asian ancestry):
- there's a type of "bad" cholesterol called Lipoprotein A
- it raises the risk of heart disease
- it's hereditary, & not modified by "eating well and exercise"
- new treatments are being developed
#NEISvoid
www.health.harvard.edu
High levels of Lp(a)-a fatty particle similar to LDL cholesterol-may double or triple a person's risk of a heart attack. Lp(a) testing is becoming more common now that five promising new Lp(a) ther...
