The Eli Lilly drug caused a major drop in the blood levels of Lp(a), but further research is needed to show that it will prevent heart attacks and strokes. The Eli Lilly drug caused a major drop in the blood levels of Lp(a), but further research is needed to show that it will prevent heart attacks and strokes. Heart, Lipoproteins, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Clinical Trials, Stroke, Deaths (Fatalities), Research, Eli Lilly and Company, New England Journal of Medicine NYT > Science