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Elevated lipoprotein(a) found to increase the risk of recurrent coronary heart disease
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Elevated lipoprotein(a) found to increase the risk of recurrent coronary heart disease

by Taylor & Francis Space-filling model of the Cholesterol molecule. Credit: RedAndr/Wikipedia Increased levels of lipoprotein(a), a variant of “bad cholesterol” in the bloodstream, are a risk factor for recurrent coronary heart disease (CHD) in people aged 60 or over, according to the results of a new study which tracked the issue over the course of...