The test can help assess your lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease. That, along with earlier treatment for high ...

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 ...

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

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

Most people rely on a standard lipid panel to gauge their heart health, but experts say those numbers don’t always tell the full story. While cholesterol levels provide a baseline, they don’t capture ...

An annual checkup almost always ends with a blood draw before they send you on your way. A few days later, you hear back about your good and bad cholesterol levels, your A1C, and a few other results.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 38 percent of American adults have high cholesterol, which can be caused by poor lifestyle habits or genetics. High cholesterol is ...

For almost 60 years, measuring cholesterol levels in the blood has been the best way to identify individuals at high risk of cardiovascular disease. In a new study, led by Chalmers University of ...

Doctors caution that a seemingly 'normal' cholesterol report can be misleading. It's not just about the cholesterol levels; factors such as inflammation, LDL particle size, and triglycerides can ...

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 ...