A special blood-filtering treatment called lipoprotein apheresis can cut down a harmful type of cholesterol called Lp(a) by about two-thirds in people who have high levels of it but normal LDL...

A special blood-filtering treatment called lipoprotein apheresis can lower 'bad' cholesterol by almost 60% in people who have high levels of a risky protein called Lp(a) but otherwise normal cholesterol—after using it for about 7 years on average.

For people at high risk of heart problems who have a specific bad cholesterol (Lp(a)) that’s high but regular cholesterol is normal, a special blood-cleaning treatment called lipoprotein apheresis cuts their heart attacks and strokes by more than two-thirds each year.

For people who have high levels of a risky blood fat called lipoprotein(a) but normal cholesterol, a special blood-cleaning treatment called lipoprotein apheresis can help prevent heart attacks and strokes for many years.

People with both low and high starting levels of a blood fat called lipoprotein(a) saw about the same amount of decrease when treated, with drops of 14% and 11% respectively.

For people at high risk of heart problems who have a specific bad cholesterol (Lp(a)) but normal LDL, a special blood-cleaning treatment called lipoprotein apheresis cuts their chances of having a heart attack or stroke by more than 70% each year.