Lipoprotein(a) Elevation: A New Diagnostic Code with Relevance to Service Members and Veterans.

Renata J M Engler Emily Brede Todd Villines Marina N Vernalis

Fed Pract

is a Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. is a Professor of Medicine in the Cardiology Division at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville, Virginia. is a Protocol Developer; Renata Engler is a Consultant of Cardiovascular Immunology, Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, Allergy-Immunizations, Integrative Medicine and Research; and Marina Vernalis is Medical Director, Integrative Cardiac Health Project, Cardiology; all at the Henry M. Jackson Foundation, in Bethesda.

Published: November 2019

Newly recognized as a clinical diagnosis, Lp(a) elevation is a major contributor to cardiovascular disease risk should be considered for patients with advanced premature atherosclerosis on imaging or a family history of premature cardiovascular disease, particularly when there are few traditional risk factors.

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