If your doctor has ever told you to "keep an eye on your numbers," here's good news: The rules around what’s considered high cholesterol have gotten clearer—and a little more personal. In March, the ...

As shown in Table I, the LDL-C goals for low-, medium-, and high-risk patients (now classified as patients with zero or one risk factor, two or more risk factors, or CHD/CHD risk equivalents, ...

The United States Preventive Services Task Force has released new guidance for prescribing statins for patients with no history of cardiovascular disease (primary prevention), The update is based on ...

A combination of ezetimibe and a moderate-intensity statin seems to be a good alternative to high-intensity statin monotherapy in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), results ...

ST. PAUL, Minn., July 31 (UPI) --Doctors are routinely "underdosing" statins for patients at risk for heart attacks and strokes due to elevated levels of "bad" cholesterol, even though the drugs have ...

Target levels of LDL cholesterol keep going down, but should we use higher doses of statins to achieve those goals? Hydroxymethylglutaryl- coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors, otherwise known as ...

This TimeCapsule reviews the major transformations in lipid metabolism and cardiovascular disease prevention during the first quarter of the 21st century and their impact on clinical practice. From ...

From health care costs to new cholesterol guidelines and sun protection, 3News' Monica Robins is here with your Daily Dose of health updates.

Statins protect the heart, but research shows they may cause significant medication nutrient depletion of CoQ10 - and what ...

An experimental gene-editing therapy that aims to lower bad cholesterol for the long-term after a single infusion is off to a ...