Bad cholesterol, high blood pressure contribute to heart attack risk
Dec 18, 2022
According to new research published in Hypertension, a journal of the American Heart Association, high levels of lipoprotein(a), a type of "bad" cholesterol, may be linked to an 18-20 per cent increased risk of cardiovascular disease among those who have hypertension. However, CVD risk was not higher among those without hypertension.