Prominent AAS member, Professor Stephen Nicholls told AFR Weekend that “the time has come for Lp(a) testing to be funded in this country”.
Professor Nicholls said the test should be added to Medicare as there was clear evidence to show that Lp(a) was linked to several forms of heart disease and knowing whether a patient had high levels of Lp(a) would change how a doctor treated them.
May 11 2023