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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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David, nice to hear from you after all these years. I think the likeliest explanation is pts on statins benefit globally, but if Lp(a) is elevated, the overall absolute benefit is less. This can be seen in the placebo groups (on statin) in the recent PCSK9i studies.

David, nice to hear from you after all these years. I think the likeliest explanation is pts on statins benefit globally, but if Lp(a) is elevated, the overall absolute benefit is less. This can be seen in the placebo groups (on statin) in the recent PCSK9i studies.