Watching Black men dying in their 50s again has been painful...and it turns out there might be something we can do about it. This is big.
Queen of Land
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
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...
