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1/21 To mark #LpaAwarenessDay, a 🧵 on the origins of the famous Lp(a) schematic. @MarlysLPA @Lpa_Doc @Drlipid @ArsenaultBenoit @lipiddoc @grsoffer @rauldsf_santos @ProfKausikRay @jsdron @TheFHFoundation @DrZeZheng @dmljmd @calvinyeang @virani_md @CBallantyneMD @stncsn
Michael Boffa retweeted
One key fact that everyone should know about Lp(a):
Comprehensive cardiometabolic screening and management using just lipids and basic biometrics is incomplete without also considering a one-time Lp(a) value for the individual.
Lp(a) + lipoproteins + IR + glycemic status + noninvasive imaging results + inflammation + biometrics + clinical history
Michael Boffa retweeted
Let's discuss Lp(a). Jump in and be part of this vital conversation. #CholesterolMonth
Questions are in the thread.👇
#Lpa #Lipidology #TwitterChat #Thread
Michael Boffa retweeted
Core metabolic pathways
Source & PDF Download
Bibel, B., & The bumbling biochemist. (2024). Core Metabolic Roadmap. Zenodo.
zenodo.org/records/13369768
Michael Boffa retweeted
This study contributes to understanding the effects of PCSK9 inhibitor administration on plaque composition
🔗atherosclerosis-journal.com/…
#Evolocumab #PCS9i #CvPrev @society_eas @ELS_Cardiology
Michael Boffa retweeted
Social media is that special place where you can find someone trying to explain The Handmaid’s Tale to the author of The Handmaid’s Tale.
Michael Boffa retweeted
#KnowLpa
Superb presentation by @MarlysLPA on Lp(a) at the @cvi_phila event!
➡️ 6x more atherogenic than LDL
➡️ 20% of the population has high Lp(a); 30% of people of African descent
➡️ Pro-thrombotic
➡️ New therapies coming from @Novartis, @Amgen, @EliLillyandCo
@FamilyHeartFdn
Michael Boffa retweeted
Dr Dean Karalis and @dan_soffer kicking off the @cvi_phila program on Lp(a) with @MarlysLPA!
Excited to represent @FamilyHeartFdn at this important program!
Leading cause of death in Philly? Heart disease!
Michael Boffa retweeted
The more we learn about Lp(a) the more we have to worry about the 1 out of 5 people who have elevations. Will significantly lowering Lp(a) solve the aortic valve deterioration? For those of you with elevated Lp(a) make sure your clinicians are closely watching the heart valves. Periodic echos for all? pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3901… @nationallipid @society_eas @FamilyHeartFdn @escardio #KnowLpa
Our latest review article on Lp(a), which actually made the cover of Biochemical Journal! As before this journal, we go into some depth on the more basic molecular details of Lp(a). Enjoy!
@MarlysLPA
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Simon Ofiara makes his conference debut at #CLVS2024. Very intriguing work in Lp(a) biosynthesis!
#CLVS first evening started with a bang, with a tour-de-force presentation by @JuliaStJohn253 on her very exciting Lp(a) transgenic mouse work!
Michael Boffa retweeted
Found out today that my hidden curriculum work was featured in the Academica Top 10! I am still so proud of this project and am grateful to everyone who contributed to the work. Let’s keep pushing to teach students important skills. academica.ca/top-ten/western…
It was a thrill to discuss Lp(a) at an @nationallipid -sponsored panel in Philadelphia with the top minds in our field, and it was an honor to write an account of the event with @dan_soffer and @MarlysLPA. Enjoy! kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrac…
@ArsenaultBenoit @CBallantyneMD Anne Goldberg, Florian Kronenberg, Jeffrey Millstein, @jpenamd, @Lpa_Doc, Anne Tybjaerg-Hansen, @MWilkinsonMD
Michael Boffa retweeted
Attitudes and Barriers to Lipoprotein(a) Testing: A Survey of Providers at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, JCL in press.
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrac…
NYT: “But while there were plenty of flash points, there did not seem to be a knockout blow that could fundamentally alter the dynamics of what by all measures will be an exceedingly close election in November.” If you ignore the many times Trump punched himself out…
Michael Boffa retweeted
Yes! But important to note that distribution of Lp(a) levels varies in different groups. A higher proportion of Black and South Asian groups have elevated Lp(a) compared to Caucasians. #measureLpa
