Lipoprotein (a) Super Sticky Cholesterol

Heart disease is a silent killer. A lot of people who have it dont know it and their first symptom is sudden death. Lipoprotein (a) is an independent risk factor and is super sticky cholesterol. It is largely ignored and you will not be tested unless you ask for it. For those of us who get blockages while younger this may be the reason and I think it should be researched more as there is only one treatment and it isnt very good.

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[douglas623]

Thanks for your comments. I looked it up on google and found the same results you told me about. I will ask my cardiologist and see what he thinks. Right now I am on a high dose of niacin which dropped my levels by about a third. Thanks again, Doug

[DavidRiffle]

My lipoprotein level was above 190 after I had one heart attack and two strokes. My doctors were stumped because I too ran a lot and had a fairly decent diet. So I googled lipoprotein a and found that I can lower my lipo a levels by taking excessive amounts of Vitamin C, about 4 grams per day, along with L-Lysine, L-Proline, Aschorbyl Palmitate, and L-Carnitine. I also had great success with taking Casein. A bodybuilder's protein powder derived from Milk. I brought my lipo a level down to 60!

[RippedtoShreds2008]

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/211791­99

Here's one such study.

[RippedtoShreds2008]

Promising results come from lowering of the interleukin-6 cytokine signals (Source: Optimal Therapy). A list of such items:

Curcumin, vitamin k2, R lipoic acid, pomegranate (IL-1beta inhibitor as well as ACE inhibitor), milk thistle, lactoferrin, as well as quercetin.

You may also want to get your highly sensitive/ultra sensitive c-reactive protein checked as well, I believe it's around 50 bucks.

[miketonon]

Well, maybe there is something that knocks it down more and it isn't known or widely known yet. Maybe something in niacin condensed?

How much did it cost to have your LP(a) level tested? I told my mom to have hers tested after she found out about her high triglicerides and cholesterol (which are much lower now, without medication) and the doctor told her it was too expensive and not worth doing, which to me, sounds very negligent.