Parag Joshi, M.D.Internal Medicine - Cardiology High cholesterol and hypertension are well-established conditions that can increase your risk of a heart attack – and because of that both are monitored regularly with blood tests and blood pressure readings. Two lesser-known predictive factors of cardiovascular disease are not as commonly tested for in the U.S.: lipoprotein(a), […]

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