The latest cholesterol guidelines include three new screening tests: coronary artery calcium, lipoprotein (a), and apolipoprotein B.

The test can help assess your lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease. That, along with earlier treatment for high cholesterol, is part of new doctors' guidelines.

The second crucial difference is that the updated guidance sets clear targets for cholesterol levels. Specifically, most people should aim for a level below 100 milligrams of LDL ...

Eleven medical organizations advised changes to preventive cardiac care that it says could markedly reduce heart attacks and ...

As with any disease, it’s pretty obvious that preventing heart disease is important. But why? What are the health ramifications of it? Well, they're pretty serious ones—including mortality—and affect ...

Cholesterol is a form of fat we need. It helps make the outer membranes of our bodies' cells stable. But for decades, doctors have known that people with high total cholesterol levels are more likely ...

If you are concerned about your risk of developing cardiovascular disease, you’ll usually get a specific blood test to look at your cholesterol levels to see where things stand. At least, that’s how ...

Leading medical groups have released new guidelines for managing cholesterol, calling for earlier screening, lower LDL ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (UPI) --Genetic testing can inform patients if they have an inherited form of high cholesterol and prompt them to have treatment that could help prevent a heart attack, stroke and ...

We tend to think of high cholesterol and its many negative health impacts as something that afflicts older people. The truth is, anyone, of any age, can have unhealthy levels of low-density ...