Aortic valve stenosis is the most prevalent heart valve disease worldwide. Although
interventional treatment options have rapidly improved in recent years, symptomatic aortic …

Cholesterol, the most important sterol in mammals, helps maintain plasma membrane fluidity
and is a precursor of bile acids, oxysterols, and steroid hormones. Cholesterol in the body is …

Increased lipoprotein (a)(Lp (a)) levels are an independent predictor of coronary artery
disease (CAD), degenerative aortic stenosis (DAS), and heart failure independent of CAD …

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) proceeds through a series of stages:
initiation, progression (or regression), and complications. By integrating known biology …

Objective: Lp (a)(lipoprotein [a]) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases
and plasma levels are primarily determined by variation at the LPA locus. We performed a …

Abstract Lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] is an established cardiovascular risk factor, and growing
evidence indicates its causal association with atherosclerotic disease because of the …

Lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)], aka “Lp little a”, was discovered in the 1960s in the lab of the
Norwegian physician Kåre Berg. Since then, we have greatly improved our knowledge of …

The risk for developing cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients
is 1.5 times higher compared to the general population. This risk is partly due to the …

The atherosclerotic vascular disease is a cardiovascular continuum in which the main role is
attributed to atherosclerosis, from its appearance to its associated complications. The …

Chronic diseases account for over 60% of all deaths worldwide according to the World
Health Organization reports. Majority of cases are triggered by environmental exposures that …