"This finding adds to growing evidence of a relationship between increased Lp(a) and the risk of recurrent CHD," said lead author Leon Simons, associate professor at the School of Clinical Medicine, at the University of New South Wales Sydney. "It is well-established that people who have already experienced CHD are at very high risk of another event. "Our new results indicate that new therapeutics in development that aim to reduce elevated Lp(a) might help prevent recurrent disease," added Simons, who has been working on resolving the mysteries of this macromolecular complex for decades. Lipoproteins, which also includes high-density lipoprotein (HDL), are the mechanisms by which cholesterol is moved around the bloodstream. HDL is generally considered the good, because it takes its pi