ApoB often provides a more accurate assessment of risk than LDL alone. ApoB testing should be considered by people with diabetes, prediabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity, elevated triglycerides, or a ...

On the heels of updated cholesterol management guidance that recommends earlier screening and establishes target goals for ...

Millions of Americans struggle with high cholesterol, a major risk factor for heart disease. While medication helps many, adopting a heart-healthy diet and lifestyle can make a significant difference.

One of the most common questions I hear from patients is, "My cholesterol was flagged as abnormal, but you told me everything looked good. How can that be?" Recently, a patient named Rose asked ...

This retrospective cohort analysis evaluated electronic medical records (Veterans Integrated Service Network 16) of adult patients with type 2 diabetes who had 2 or more measurements of low-density ...

Increasing exposure to LDL cholesterol in young adulthood and middle age is associated with a significantly increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) independent of midlife lipid levels, ...

Barcelona, Spain - The addition of ezetimibe (Zetia, Merck/Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals) to statin therapy with rosuvastatin (Crestor, AstraZeneca) reduced LDL-cholesterol levels by 70%, allowing ...

Eggs are commonly thought to increase risk of heart disease by raising people’s cholesterol levels. But people who ate two eggs a day experienced reductions in their “bad” LDL cholesterol levels, as ...

A large number of European patients with and without atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) are receiving inadequate lipid-lowering therapy, with the majority of patients receiving only ...