You get your cholesterol checked at your annual physical, and a few days later, you get back your results. If you’ve ever looked down the list of acronyms and felt at a loss of how to make sense of ...

My cholesterol has been on the rise for the past few years – and not just a slow creep. For most of my life, my LDL (often referred to as ‘bad’ cholesterol) was solidly under 120 mg/dl. Over the past ...

Statin-based treatment of patients with severe hypercholesterolemia—defined by a low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level of at least 190mg/dL—is strongly recommended by both U.S. and ...

The use of intensive lipid-lowering therapy by means of statin medications is recommended after transient ischemic attack (TIA) and ischemic stroke of atherosclerotic origin. The target level for ...

High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels are a strong inverse predictor of cardiovascular events. However, it is not clear whether this association is maintained at very low levels of ...

The body needs cholesterol for the making of new cells and hormones. It is made up of a waxy-fatty substance and is usually present inside each of the cells. There are two types of cholesterol - good ...

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, our daily ...

Results from the V-INITIATE trial showed a substantial 60% reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) from baseline to day 330 in the inclisiran first group compared with a mere 7% ...