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

The idea is to control bad cholesterol early in life. Additional tests are also recommended to provide a clearer picture of ...

New American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines recommend earlier and more personalised cholesterol testing, starting in childhood and continuing through adulthood.

The test can help assess your lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease. That, along with earlier treatment for high cholesterol, is part of new doctors' guidelines.

As with any disease, it’s pretty obvious that preventing heart disease is important. But why? What are the health ramifications of it? Well, they're pretty serious ones—including mortality—and affect ...

The American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association and nine other leading medical organizations have updated ...

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.

New guidelines for managing cholesterol call for a more aggressive preventive approach, which could translate into more Americans being treated with medicines and a stronger focus on lifestyle.

Take glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) for example—the HbA1c test revolutionized the way we diagnose and manage diabetes because it ...

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, but new guidance suggests that a lesser-known cholesterol test ...

Cholesterol is a form of fat we need. It helps make the outer membranes of our bodies' cells stable. But for decades, doctors have known that people with high total cholesterol levels are more likely ...