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.

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Long-term lipoprotein apheresis reduces cardiovascular events in high-risk patients with isolated lipoprotein(a) elevation.

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2024 Sep-Oct

This study looked at people with high Lp(a) and low LDL cholesterol who got a special blood-cleaning treatment called lipoprotein apheresis. After years of treatment, their LDL cholesterol dropped by exactly 58.9%, just like the claim says.

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Long-term lipoprotein apheresis reduces cardiovascular events in high-risk patients with isolated lipoprotein(a) elevation.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2024.04.134

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