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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.