Measurement of total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol levels is widely used to assess risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD); however, other lipid measurements, including ...

Cholesterol is a type of fat found in your blood, and while your body needs it to create healthy cells, having high ...

This indicator covers the percentage of patients with diabetes aged 40 years and over, with no history of cardiovascular disease and without moderate or severe frailty, who are currently treated with ...

This indicator covers the percentage of patients with type 1 diabetes aged over 40 years (excluding people with a history of haemorrhagic stroke) who are currently treated with a lipid-lowering ...

The products of lipid peroxidation are useful indicators of oxidative stress in tissues and have been linked to the progression of cancer. Mechanism of lipid peroxidation.

A study found that typical cholesterol exams could be missing an important indicator of heart disease risk in certain people. The apolipoprotein B (ApoB) test might be more accurate.

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer A study found that typical cholesterol tests measuring HDL and LDL levels might be missing an important indicator of heart disease risk in certain people. Measuring ...

This can be an indicator of high cholesterol. This condition where an individual hallucinates a weird smell is called phantosmia or phantom odor perception. 3 / 5 What exactly happens?

Footnotes. Competing interests: None declared. This article has been peer reviewed. Contributors: All of the authors contributed to the conception and design of the work. Pol Darras drafted the ...