Word: lp
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Cupp (10-4); LP: Heywood...
Still, Washington stands by his love of material pop culture. His Pforzheimer single is decorated with LP covers, relics from the 1980s including the fathers of hip-hop, the Beastie Boys...
...results could complicate matters for doctors. No one knows where Lp(a) comes from or what its normal role in the body is. Scientists believe people's Lp(a) levels are 90% determined by their genes. Lp(a) may promote cholesterol buildup on artery walls. But there is no sure way to reduce high levels of it, although the Framingham researchers speculate that aspirin, which thins the blood, may mitigate its effects. Preliminary evidence also suggests that red wine may drive down the levels of Lp(a)--possibly explaining why the French can eat lots of high-fat foods without...
Even if aspirin and Bordeaux turn out to be dead ends, a routine test for Lp(a) could prove a life-saver for men with other risk factors. The researchers found that study subjects with high levels of both Lp(a) and LDL had an especially high risk of premature heart disease. So even though such people can do nothing about their Lp(a) levels, lowering their LDL through a low-fat diet and drug treatment is more critical for them than it is for most people...
...same logic applies even more powerfully to smoking. Smokers in the study were four times as likely to develop early heart disease as nonsmokers, no matter what their Lp(a) level. "Smoking," says Bostom, "blows everything out of the water in terms of being a risk factor for coronary disease." Men who light up almost don't need to worry about cholesterol of any sort. They have a much bigger problem to deal with...