For the first time since 2018, a clinical guideline from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart ...
Lipoprotein(a) is a genetically inherited cholesterol particle that significantly increases the risk of premature ...
One of my patients complained that clinicians “are making the whole country sick. Everyone is abnormal.” Laboratories don’t report values based on the normal curve anymore. Instead, a normal level is ...
Your doctor says everything looks fine, but you still feel terrible. The problem might not be your health but how labs define “normal.” Understanding the difference between normal and optimal could ...
A novel molecular pathway to explain how a mutation in the gene ACTA2 can cause individuals in their 30s -- with normal cholesterol levels and no other risk factors -- to develop coronary artery ...
For decades doctors have been telling their patients that high levels of HDL, otherwise known as “good cholesterol,” could protect them from heart disease. But a new study suggests that having a lot ...
Whether significant reductions in LDL cholesterol and serum triglyceride levels will lead to significant reductions in coronary mortality when starting lipid values are "normal" is a multifaceted ...
New 2026 cholesterol guidelines urge earlier screening and lower LDL targets for high-risk patients to prevent heart disease through lifestyle and medication.
Cholesterol disorders are increasingly common among younger people and women as well, particularly after menopause, when the ...
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