Lp(a) cholesterol management

Thank you very much Dr Joshi for this free service. I have one question. Can we reduce the Lp(a) by proper diet or any medications?

Thanks for the kind words—great question. Short answer: diet and most standard lifestyle changes do not lower Lp(a) meaningfully. Lp(a) is largely genetic and fairly stable over life. Current best approach is : If Lp(a) is higher lower LDL to less than 55 using statins/ lifestyle. Certain current drugs like PCKS9 inhibitors (Repatha) may help--physician consultation would be very important Several new drugs in pipeline though and likely to come out in the next 12 months!! Stay tuned!

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