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EAS consensus statement on Lp(a) in ASCVD and aortic stenosis (2022)

European Atherosclerosis Society · 14 October 2022

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Kronenberg, Mora, Stroes and colleagues, European Heart Journal 2022: Lp(a) is a causal, continuous risk factor across ethnicities and at very low LDL-C; measure at least once in every adult; cascade testing in FH or with (very) high Lp(a) or premature ASCVD in the family; intensify management of all other risk factors according to global risk and Lp(a) level; apheresis for the extreme case; a lifetime-risk calculator that adds Lp(a) to SCORE2. Companion FAQ paper 2023.

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