Today, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA), in partnership with multiple other societies, released new guidelines for the management of patients with ...

ACC/AHA guidance also gives boost to non-cholesterol tests ...

The American Heart Association advised changes to preventive cardiac care that it says could markedly reduce heart attacks and strokes.

Major medical organizations updated the cholesterol playbook for the first time in years, with new risk tools, lower targets and earlier treatment recommendations.

Chances are, your cholesterol isn’t something you think too much about. When it comes to your health, your thoughts may already be preoccupied with figuring out more ways to get protein, how to get ...

Learn what is LDL cholesterol. Understand how elevated levels of bad cholesterol in blood test results can affect heart health ...

The Framingham Heart Study identified lifestyle risk factors for heart disease, including smoking, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. A recent study suggests testing for LDL, HScrp, and ...

You may not recall every lab value from your last physical, but you probably remember one: Your cholesterol level. If it’s higher than ideal, you’re not alone. According to the U.S. Centers for ...

Genetic factors that raise LDL-C are associated with decreased risk of T2D, with familial hypercholesterolemia conferring 35% lower risk. The relationship is dose-dependent, with stronger genetic ...

Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2006;3(6):290-291. A positive causal relationship between the concentration of LDL cholesterol and the future risk of cardiovascular events is one of the best-proven ...

CENTER ABOUT WHAT YOU SHOULD LOOK OUT FOR. WHEN YOU THINK OF MENOPAUSE. YOU MAY THINK OF MOOD SWINGS AND HOT FLASHES, BUT YOU NEED TO ALSO CONSIDER YOUR CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER ...