Cardiologists say two new blood markers could transform how Indians detect heart risk early – long before a heart attack or ...

Being thin doesn’t mean you are healthy and a small person won’t necessarily have low cholesterol. Cholesterol levels are not solely dependent on diet or weight. A US-based doctor explains how genes c ...

American College of Cardiology (ACC), and nine other leading medical organizations have released updated guidelines for ...

The latest cholesterol guidelines include three new screening tests: coronary artery calcium, lipoprotein (a), and apolipoprotein B.

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 ...

The AHA urges doctors to begin screening and treating patients who are still in their 30s, well before the risks of a heart attack and stroke are higher.

When C. Michael Gibson of Boston saw his doctor in the spring of 2023, the blood test results were confusing. His cholesterol levels were decent — he was already taking statins to keep the “bad” ...

Peter Attia warns that simplicity is crushing nuance in science. I agree—so I took a closer look at his own argument on LDL, ...

High cholesterol often develops silently. Some warning signs include chest discomfort and yellowish fatty skin deposits. A ...

In another study of dyslipidemic patients not treated with hypolipidemic drugs (baseline examination), a very good correlation between LDL-C and apoB (r = 0.903; p < 0.001) was found. [66] In spite of ...

The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Norfolk study is part of the largest prospective evaluation of diet and health ever undertaken. The entire EPIC study involves ...