While both Lp‐PLA2 and Lp(a) are acknowledged as fundamental risk factors for acute ischemic cerebrovascular disease [6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11], few studies have conclusively associated them with the protracted risk of recurrent strokes in individuals affected by acute ischemic cerebrovascular disease [12, 13, 14]. The gene discussed is LPA; the disease is stroke disorder.