Medications to Reduce Lipoprotein(a); Genome Models and CVD Risk
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, take a look at the leading medical stories of the week.
Today's subjects consist of hereditary screening of couples preparing pregnancy, usage of 2 medications in individuals who've had a cardiovascular disease, genome-wide association designs and run the risk of for heart disease, and 2 medications to minimize lipoprotein(a).
Program notes:
0:40 Reducing lipoprotein(a)
1:40 Oral medication avoids 2 parts from binding
2:40 What percentage have this concern?
2:54 Polygenic threat ratings and heart problem danger
3:54 Ended up with 46 ratings
4:54 40-50% o...