The longer you have high levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol, the greater your risk of a heart attack. By Nicholas Bakalar LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease. Now ...

Your doctor hands you a cholesterol report filled with abbreviations and numbers. The test measures four key components that predict the risk of heart disease and stroke. Understanding what these ...

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, ...

A new study has drawn attention to inaccurate measurement of LDL-cholesterol levels in some patients with current assays, which could lead to incorrect therapeutic approaches. The patient groups most ...

People with low levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in their blood have a lower risk of dementia, including lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease related dementia, shows a study ...

This article is brought to you by Ochsner Health. My cholesterol has been on the rise for the past few years – and not just a slow creep. For most of my life, my LDL (often referred to as ‘bad’ ...

Nearly 93 million American adults have hyperlipidemia, a major risk factor for the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Use of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (ie, statins) and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . LDL can be safely reduced to very low levels, even when starting LDL is very high. Solutions are needed to close ...

Adding ezetimibe to moderate-intensity statin therapy reduces the risk of major cardiovascular events in post-ACS patients with a range of baseline LDL-cholesterol levels, including those with values ...