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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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We have a new Lp(a) paper, led by David Erlinge from PROSPECT 2 using IVUS/NIRS. It shows high Lp(a) associates most with vulnerable plaque characteristics, whereas LDL-C with plaque burden. Lp(a) was measured by our UC San Diego Cardiology assay, the only Lp(a) assay I am aware of that is

We have a new Lp(a) paper, led by <a href="/derlinge/">David Erlinge</a> from PROSPECT 2 using IVUS/NIRS. It shows high Lp(a) associates most with vulnerable plaque characteristics, whereas LDL-C with plaque burden. Lp(a) was measured by our <a href="/UCSDCardiology/">UC San Diego Cardiology</a> assay, the only Lp(a) assay I am aware of that is