 The study found that lipoprotein A-LP-A is a recognized independent risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, ASCVD, and increased risk of myocardial infarction, MI, and ischemic heart disease, IHD, starts at an LPA, A, serum level above 9 mg per dl in working age adults from the Russian population. This article was authored by Marat V. Ezev, Svetlana Isselnova, Alayna B. Alayna B. Yerevea, and others.