You’ve likely heard plenty about LDL (“bad”) and HDL (“good”) cholesterol. But there’s another heart-health marker worth knowing: ApoB. This lesser-known blood test can offer a more accurate picture ...

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 ...

The test for LDL is used to predict your risk of developing heart disease. Of all the forms of cholesterol in the blood, the LDL cholesterol is considered the most important form in determining risk ...

Learn what is LDL cholesterol. Understand how elevated levels of bad cholesterol in blood test results can affect heart health ...

This column is the first in a series about risk factors for atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), the cause of several health problems, including heart attacks — the number one cause of death ...

High LDL-C or 'bad cholesterol' is a leading modifiable risk factor for heart attack and stroke. Yet many remain unaware of their high LDL levels due to the absence of symptoms. This is the contention ...

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 ...

To fast or not to fast? That is the question many people ask before a cholesterol test. Patients used to be routinely instructed not to eat for at least eight hours before the screening, and some ...

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 ...