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Lipoprotein (a): Who Should We Screen?

Name: Lipoprotein (a): Who Should We Screen?
Uploaded: 2019-10-08T00:00:00+00:00
Description: Wendy Post says elevated lipoprotein (a) is a sign of a genetically increased risk for cardiovascular disease.

Wendy Post says elevated lipoprotein (a) is a sign of a genetically increased risk for cardiovascular disease.

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Wendy Post, MD

Director of Cardiovascular Research, Division of Cardiology

Dr. Wendy Post is professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and holds a joint appointment as professor of epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Post is a cardiologist at ...

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