Regulating cholesterol levels is crucial for heart health. There are two types of cholesterol (we’ll explain the difference between “good” and “bad” shortly), and if you have too much of the kind that ...

Many Indians with normal cholesterol reports may still face early heart disease due to a genetic marker called Lipoprotein(a). This cholesterol particle increases plaque buildup and clotting risk in ...

The problem starts with how doctors typically test for heart disease. Traditional lipid panels focus on cholesterol—a waxy substance that can build up in arteries—and triglycerides, a type of fat that ...

Early Heart Attack Risk: Due to changing lifestyles, we are facing a variety of heart-related problems. Let us explain why normal cholesterol levels can be a risk factor. How does lipoprotein (a) ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by doctors, meant for physicians and other healthcare professionals as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through ...

MADRID, SPAIN — Subclinical atherosclerosis was detectable by ultrasound or cardiac CT in about half of middle-aged adults who were without standard cardiovascular risk factors, including diabetes and ...

Altering a single gene may help people lower dangerously high levels of cholesterol and other fats in the blood, according to new research presented Saturday at the annual meeting of the American ...

Results The HDL cholesterol level in patients receiving statins was predictive of major cardiovascular events across the TNT study cohort, both when HDL cholesterol was considered as a continuous ...

Losing a battle you cannot see is one of the biggest challenges in medicine. And for many Americans, that quiet fight happens ...