Review in The Lancet finds that one in five globally are at risk of contracting cardiovascular diseases, because they carry a genetic risk of high levels of a specific lipoprotein, which can be tested for and possibly treated.
University of Copenhagen - The Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesSep 12 2024
"Lipoprotein is the direct cause of cardiovascular diseases much like cigarettes cause lung cancer. Yet most people that carry an increased amount of lipoprotein are unaware.
"By expanding testing, we can figure out who carries it and would benefit from lipoprotein-lowering medication. And until the medication becomes available, we can use this knowledge to take better care of individuals with high concentrations of lipoprotein in their blood. The main factors here are making sure to exercise, eating healthy, avoiding smoking and being overweight, and treating high cholesterol levels.
The medication is injected and then absorbed by the liver cells, inhibiting the production of the lipoprotein and significantly reducing the amount of the lipid particles in the blood and presumably the risk of contracting cardiovascular diseases."
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