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A new study from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health evaluated the American Heart Association's recently expanded metric that now includes sleep as it relates to heart health.

Sticky cholesterol and hypertension may increase heart attack, stroke risk

High levels of lipoprotein(a), a form of bad cholesterol, may raise the risk of cardiovascular disease in people with hypertension by 18-20 per cent, according to recent research that was published in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension

The protein, suPAR, has been found to cause atherosclerosis and kidney disease, raising potential for new treatments. 

For the longest time, clinicians have treated cardiovascular disease by focusing on diabetes and blood pressure control, reducing cholesterol using medications like aspirin and statins.

Clinicians have traditionally treated cardiovascular disease by focusing on diabetes and blood pressure control, as well as lowering cholesterol with drugs such as aspirin and statins.

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High levels of lipoprotein(a), a type of "bad" cholesterol, may be associated with an 18-20% higher risk of cardiovascular disease among people who have hypertension, however, CVD risk was not higher among those without hypertension, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

A new analysis illustrates, for the first time, a significant interaction between Lp(a) and hypertension in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Get latest articles and stories on Health at LatestLY. High levels of lipoprotein(a), a type of "bad" cholesterol, may be associated with an 18-20 per cent higher risk of cardiovascular disease among people who have hypertension. However, CVD risk was not higher among those without hypertension, according to new research Health News | Combination of Bad Cholesterol, High Blood Pressure May Increase Heart Attack Risk.