Americans are inundated almost on a daily basis by information about the dangers of cholesterol. Still, an estimated 102 million adults in the U.S. have a cholesterol level putting them at risk for ...

LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, even those within the range currently considered normal, are associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in the absence of conventional cardiovascular risk factors, ...

High cholesterol causes plaque build-up that can block arteries and lead to a greater risk of heart disease, heart attack, or stroke. If you want to keep your heart healthy, it's important to ...

Simply by running regularly you’re already boosting your heart health. So why worry about stats such as high cholesterol levels—which are associated with cardiovascular disease and heart attacks—when ...

Having “normal” cholesterol levels is often seen as a green signal for good heart health, but growing evidence suggests otherwise. The long-held belief that normal LDL automatically means low cardiac ...

For decades, getting a blood test followed a hierarchical pattern: You had the blood drawn, then waited for a doctor to get the results and interpret them for you. That’s changing. “People are being ...

Cholesterol is measured with a simple blood test called a lipid panel or lipid profile. Lipids are fats and fatty substances, which include cholesterol, that you carry in your bloodstream to be used ...

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 ...

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 ...

My dad almost became a statistic. Normal cholesterol does NOT = Heart Health. One year ago my dad experienced chest pain. His Primary Care Physician (PCP) said there was no reason to believe he was ...

If left uncontrolled, high levels of LDL (bad cholesterol) can lead to plaque buildup in arteries, resulting in atherosclerosis, which narrows arteries and increases the risk of he ...