ReviewJournal of lipids2020
Lipoprotein(a) the Insurgent: A New Insight into the Structure, Function, Metabolism, Pathogenicity, and Medications Affecting Lipoprotein(a) Molecule.
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Who cites it
63 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 171 citations in OpenAlex.
- Lipoprotein(a) as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Risk in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Systematic Review.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Lipoprotein(a) and heart failure: a systematic review.Heart failure reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Association Between Lipoprotein (A) and Diabetic Nephropathy in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021Pooled it
- Expert consensus on Lipoprotein(a) in the Gulf countries: Navigating cardiovascular risk and therapeutic advances.Atherosclerosis plus · 2026Article
- Lipoprotein(a) in Coronary Artery Disease and Aortic Stenosis: Pathophysiology, Clinical Impact, Interventional Implications and Emerging Targeted Therapies.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Lipoprotein(a) Does Not Correlate with Hypertensive Mediated Organ Damage and Subsequent Cardiovascular Events in a Primary Prevention Cohort.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2026Article
- Suppression of Early TNF-Alpha Increase by a Single Evolocumab Dose in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Tissue-selective COPII modulator SEC16B aggravates cardiovascular disease by promoting lipid export.The EMBO journal · 2026Article
- The Emerging Lipid Risk: Lipoprotein(a).Korean circulation journal · 2026Review
- Lipoprotein(a) epidemiology and role in secondary and primary-and-a-half cardiovascular prevention: From subclinical atherosclerosis to coronary events.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2026Article
- Targeting Lipoprotein(a): A New Era in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention.Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal · 2026Review
- Lipoprotein(a) in Residual Cardiovascular Risk: Measurement Challenges, Assay Standardisation, and Clinical Implications.International journal of general medicine · 2026Review
- Lipoprotein(a): structural basis, bidirectional risk, and therapeutic frontiers.Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition · 2026Article
- Prognostic value of lipoprotein(a) for cardiovascular events after lower limb revascularization in diabetic patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia.Cardiovascular diabetology · 2025Observational
- Commentary on: Lipoprotein(a), remote ischemic conditioning, and stroke recurrence in patients with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2025Article
- Exploring the Impact of First Trimester Elevated Lipoprotein(a) Levels on Preeclampsia, Preterm Delivery, and Fetal Growth Restriction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Association between lipoprotein(a) and diabetic peripheral neuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2025Article
- Fundamentals of lipoprotein(a) request and quantification in the clinical laboratory.Advances in laboratory medicine · 2025Article
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- Novel Circulating Biomarkers in Aortic Valve Stenosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
Funding
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Abstract
Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)], aka "Lp little a", was discovered in the 1960s in the lab of the Norwegian physician Kåre Berg. Since then, we have greatly improved our knowledge of lipids and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Lp(a) is an enigmatic class of lipoprotein that is exclusively formed in the liver and comprises two main components, a single copy of apolipoprotein (apo) B-100 (apo-B100) tethered to a single copy of a protein denoted as apolipoprotein(a) apo(a). Plasma levels of Lp(a) increase soon after birth to a steady concentration within a few months of life. In adults, Lp(a) levels range widely from <2 to 2500 mg/L. Evidence that elevated Lp(a) levels >300 mg/L contribute to CVD is significant. The improvement of isoform-independent assays, together with the insight from epidemiologic studies, meta-analyses, genome-wide association studies, and Mendelian randomization studies, has established Lp(a) as the single most common independent genetically inherited causal risk factor for CVD. This breakthrough elevated Lp(a) from a biomarker of atherosclerotic risk to a target of therapy. With the emergence of promising second-generation antisense therapy, we hope that we can answer the question of whether Lp(a) is ready for prime-time clinic use. In this review, we present an update on the metabolism, pathophysiology, and current/future medical interventions for high levels of Lp(a).
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