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Sam Tsimikas, MD

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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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It's actually a very relevant question- larger picture, what is the physiological role of Lp(a)? It does not appear to be an LDL-like function however. The ongoing studies should clarify if any untoward events will be seen with extreme Lp(a) lowering. I tried to address some this

It's actually a very relevant question- larger picture, what is the physiological role of Lp(a)? It does not appear to be an LDL-like function however. The ongoing studies should clarify if any untoward events will be seen with extreme Lp(a) lowering. I tried to address some this