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Many patients receive a standardized lipid panel as part of a yearly physical that includes testing of their “good” cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein) and “bad” cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein). However, most people are unfamiliar with another type of cholesterol, lipoprotein(a) or Lp(a). This type of lipoprotein is not included in the standard lipid panel but is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
In the following Q&A, Yale clinicians and researchers share background about Lp(a), guidance for caring for patients with elevated levels, and new approaches to improve testing.
- June 11, 2024
Faculty from across the Yale Department of Internal Medicine are using artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool to help improve the way they learn, teach, conduct research, and advance the field of medicine.
- April 06, 2024
Yale investigators have identified a new artificial intelligence (AI)-based video biomarker that is able to identify those who might develop and have rapidly worsening aortic stenosis.
- April 01, 2024
Yale faculty and trainees will present clinical research at the upcoming American College of Cardiology Scientific Meeting.
- January 30, 2024
It is a substantial achievement for Yale that its early-career faculty secured 10% of these awards. The numbers reflect the efforts of mentors, departments, and programs who ensure that the awardees have the resources needed to launch independent research programs
- January 30, 2024
Meet Evangelos Oikonomou, MD, DPhil, a clinical fellow in the Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, who recently received a 2024 American Society for Clinical Investigation Emerging-Generation Award.
- November 15, 2023
The medication has the potential to markedly reduce the risk of heart attacks and other heart-related conditions among millions of Americans with obesity who have also been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, a Yale study shows.
- September 04, 2023
View the most cited, read, and discussed research published over the summer.
- September 01, 2023
Evangelos Oikonomou received an F32 NIH fellowship to design screening programs for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, an under-diagnosed heart condition.
- August 23, 2023
A novel application of deep learning could detect severe aortic stenosis early, researchers say.