Millions more adults should consider starting cholesterol-lowering medications earlier to reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke, according to new medical guidance.

The AHA urges doctors to begin screening and treating patients who are still in their 30s, well before the risks of a heart ...

Cardiology groups say adults as young as 30 should assess cholesterol risk and consider treatment to prevent heart attacks ...

Heart health experts released new guidance to help identify early risk factors for heart disease that go beyond tracking ...

Lipid-lowering therapy can be considered with a 10-year PREVENT-ASCVD risk estimate of 3% to <5% (borderline) and should be considered for those at 5% to <10% (intermediate) 10-year risk. For ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research indicates that the majority of side-effects commonly linked to statins are not, in fact, caused by the medication ...

New medical guidelines aim to head off damage early with lifestyle changes, screening tests and medication.

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

Statins rank among the most prescribed medications worldwide, with millions taking these cholesterol-lowering drugs daily to reduce their cardiovascular risk. While these medications effectively lower ...

In a recent study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, a large collaborative team of researchers investigated the factors associated with the increased risk of diabetes due to statin use, ...

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

Patients 80 years of age and older experienced a 31% reduction in mortality and a 20% reduction in the risk of new coronary events when they participated in statin therapy, according to a March study ...