Rodrigo Guarch has very high lipoprotein a, cholesterol of genetic origin. It is not usually requested in routine studies and affects one in 5 people.
There is no medication that can combat it, but there are promising phase 2 and 3 drug trials, some of which are underway in Argentina. Rodrigo Guarch is 48 years old and has already suffered a heart attack and two strokes. The fact of not knowing why what happens to him and other patients happens to them anguishes them.