Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) hydrolyzes circulating triglycerides (TGs). We previously showed that 3′-end haplotypes in the LPL gene influence atherosclerosis and insulin resistance. This study asked ...

Purpose: Our aim was to test whether polymorphisms in the lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene were associated with the progression of atherosclerosis in grafts examined in the Post-Coronary Artery Bypass ...

Evinacumab is highlighted as a new therapy for treating patients with homozygous FH. Eliot Brinton, MD: There has been a recent breakthrough in HoFH [homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia] ...

In a recent study published in the Scientific Reports Journal, researchers from Japan conducted a longitudinal study investigating the association between white blood cell count and hypercholesteremia ...

Lipoprotein(a) levels are genetically determined and, when elevated, are a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and aortic stenosis. There are no approved pharmacologic therapies to lower ...