A rise in bad cholesterol (LDL) in the arteries leads to plaque formation, reduced blood flow, and increased risk of heart disease and stroke. And as per experts, while it might be genetic ...

A large multinational trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that obicetrapib significantly lowers LDL ...

Have you had a blood test to check your cholesterol level? These check the different blood fat components: total cholesterol ...

However, the relationship between AGEs score and CAC scores has not been evaluated to date. Our primary objective is to evaluate abnormal CAC scores in patients with low and borderline ASCVD risk and ...

Beyond the standard lipid profile, a new cardiology approach emphasizes inflammation, genetics, and vitamin deficiencies in ...

intermediate in heterozygous FH and fastest in subjects with normal LDL receptor function. The best criterion of efficacy is the integrated or interval mean between successive procedures.

So even though participants had what is currently considered to be normal cholesterol or LDL, if your CRP was elevated, you benefited as much as people who had other risk factors. Dr. Willerson ...

Background: PCSK9 plays a key role in raising LDL-C levels, which contributes to heart attacks (MI). However, studies show that about half of MI patients have normal LDL-C levels. This study aims to ...

A discussion about screening for Lp(a), a factor that can contribute to hypertension, with Wenjun Fan, MD, PhD, and Arya ...