In a study of 200,000 people, apolipoprotein B (apoB) and lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] give a much earlier and more accurate read on heart disease risk than the usual cholesterol tests.
People with the same cholesterol level could have totally different risk profiles depending on their apoB and Lp(a) counts. This shift could lead to these tests the new gold standard, replacing the standard cholesterol test.
brandonb•6mo ago
People with the same cholesterol level could have totally different risk profiles depending on their apoB and Lp(a) counts. This shift could lead to these tests the new gold standard, replacing the standard cholesterol test.