Lipoprotein-a

Lp(a); Lipoprotein(a); Lipoprotein ?little a?

There is very little risk for having your blood drawn. However, veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Obtaining a blood sample from some people may be more difficult than from others.

General risks include:

• Excessive bleeding
• Fainting or feeling light-headed
• Hematoma  (blood accumulating under the skin)
• Infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)
• Multiple punctures to locate veins

ARUP?s Guide to Clinical Laboratory Tests ? Lipoprotein(a). Available at: http://www.arup-lab.com/guides/clt/tests/clt_a51b.jsp#1141226. Accessed on 10/27/2005.

Pagana , Pagana TJ. Mosby?s Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests. 2nd Ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby, Inc.; 2002:106-10.

Stedman?s Electronic Medical Dictionary: Lipoprotein (a). Stedman?s:2004.

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