Lipoprotein(a) or Lp(a)

Cardiovascular risk indicator.

For decades, cholesterol screening has focused on a familiar set of numbers—LDL (“bad” cholesterol), HDL (“good” cholesterol), and triglycerides. When these values fall within the “normal” range, many people are reassured that their heart risk is low.

However, according to leading preventive cardiologist Dr. Seth J. Baum, that reassurance can sometimes b…