LPA and coronary artery disorder: The 30 mg/dl cutoff of high Lp(a) we used is consistent with recommendation generated by EPIC-Norfolk data that suggests that Lp(a) level between 24-36 mg/dl should be used to estimate risk of coronary artery disease.12 Recently, a large cross-sectional study in seven different ethnicities from INTERHEART project13 also established that patients with first acute MI have high mean Lp(a) levels.