@dnward12
It is not correct that statins cause it.
This is from a doctor's page that I have access to in my work as a nurse;
"Lipoprotein(a), Lp(a), is a variant of LDL that was discovered and described as early as the 1960s. Recent years of research, with both epidemiological studies and with data based on Mendelian randomization, have shown that Lp(a) is an independent and causal risk factor for atherosclerotic vascular disease and aortic stenosis. The Lp(a) particle consists of an LDL particle with a specific peptide, apolipoprotein(a), apo(a), attached to it. The apo(a) peptide can bind oxidized phospholipids, which is considered to be part of the lipoprotein's pathophysiological mechanism, in addition to the fact that the lipoprotein also contains cholesterol, which, like LDL, can be deposited in the vascular wall. Atherogenicity per particle is estimated to be seven times greater for Lp(a) than for LDL."
I have elevated Lipoprotein(a) that is hereditary on my father's side.