- UC Irvine-led research team shows importance of under-recognized genetic factor lipoprotein(a) in predicting heart disease in a large multiethnic US population
![An illustration of the under-recognized genetic cholesterol-like particle called lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)]](https://heart.uci.edu/files/2024/04/wong-illustration-for-press-release-png-4c58d5316e0059f3-150x150.png)
- Recent study at UC Irvine found that semaglutide medication may benefit 93 million U.S. adults
- Women with diabetes and high levels of coronary artery calcium at greater risk of death than men
- New research predicts purified, prescription-strength fish oil could prevent more than 70,000 adverse cardiovascular events nationwide each year
