Prevalence and Correlates of Lipoprotein(a) Testing in a Diverse Cohort of U.S. Adults
The prevalence of Lp(a) testing among US adults is exceedingly low, especially for non-Hispanic Black individuals and those with socioeconomic risk. These results underline the importance of emphasizing health equity in Lp(a) testing expansion.
Authors
- Laurence S. Sperling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9417-6370)
- Alexander C. Razavi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3213-0876)
- Ijeoma Isiadinso
- Seth S. Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7021-7622)
- Omar Dzaye
- Michael D. Shapiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9071-3287)
- Jeffery Osei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1865-6089)
- Viola Vaccarino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9054-0654)
- ADITHYA K. YADALAM (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3610-4445)
- Fátima Coronado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6582-8891)
- Alicia N. Lyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7527-9200)
- Hubert W. Vesper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9649-9015)
- Terry A. Jacobson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9926-2179)
- Zhiqi Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6356-1524)
- Arshed Ali Quyyumi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8166-679X)
- Harpreet Singh Bhatia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3964-2989)
- Seamus P. Whelton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5914-0735)
- Roger S. Blumenthal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1910-3168)
- LaTonia C. Richardson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9465-1618)
- Sotirios Tsimikas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9834-9494)
- Khurram Nasir
- Michael J. Blaha
- Anurag Mehta
- Danny J. Eapen
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Houston Methodist (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Emory Clinic (US)
- Wake Forest University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Advances
- Published
- 2025-05-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101826
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 16.05
Funders
- Novartis
- National Institutes of Health
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute