However, the role of Lp(a) in the genesis of other types of stroke is not yet fully clarified: a meta-analysis of Kumar et al. [135], which analyzed the relationship between Lp(a) levels and various subtypes of stroke, shows an association between Lp(a) and stroke secondary to large-vessel atherosclerosis rather than small-vessel and cardioembolic stroke. Here, LPA is linked to cardioembolic stroke.