AHA LP(a) PAD toolkit: Emerging Diagnosis and Management

16 What Can Health Care Professionals (HCPs) Do Now? Shared Decision-Making 35 Relative indications for measuring Lp(a) are family history of premature ASCVD or personal history of ASCVD not explained by major risk factors. Verify insurance coverage of testing and treatments. Discuss new therapies in development. Intensify management of all other ASCVD risk factors, including LDL-C and non-HDL-C elevation. If measured, the Lp(a) level can be used as a risk-enhancing factor in this scenario.12

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