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Sam Tsimikas, MD

@lpa_doc

Professor Cardiology - UC San Diego. @UCSDHealth, @stsimikas, @OxPL_apoB. Educational forum on Lp(a) and related areas-unable to give personal advice on twitter

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Nice paper today in JAMA Cardiology led by Benoit Arsenault - higher Lp(a) predicts faster progression in AS. Clinical pearl: if you measure Lp(a) in your pts with pre-existing AS, you can predict who needs more close f/u and testing, and look very smart to your referring MDs!

Nice paper today in <a href="/JAMACardio/">JAMA Cardiology</a> led by <a href="/BenoitArsenault/">Benoit Arsenault</a> - higher Lp(a) predicts faster progression in AS. Clinical pearl: if you measure Lp(a) in your pts with pre-existing AS, you can predict who needs more close f/u and testing, and look very smart to your referring MDs!