High cholesterol causes plaque build-up that can block arteries and lead to a greater risk of heart disease, heart attack, or stroke. If you want to keep your heart healthy, it's important to ...

Americans are inundated almost on a daily basis by information about the dangers of cholesterol. Still, an estimated 102 million adults in the U.S. have a cholesterol level putting them at risk for ...

C-reactive protein (CRP) is produced by the liver in response to inflammation. High-sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP) testing detects ...

Many Indians with normal cholesterol reports may still face early heart disease due to a genetic marker called Lipoprotein(a). This cholesterol particle increases plaque buildup and clotting risk in ...

Your doctor says everything looks fine, but you still feel terrible. The problem might not be your health but how labs define “normal.” Understanding the difference between normal and optimal could ...

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

For decades doctors have been telling their patients that high levels of HDL, otherwise known as “good cholesterol,” could protect them from heart disease. But a new study suggests that having a lot ...

Whether significant reductions in LDL cholesterol and serum triglyceride levels will lead to significant reductions in coronary mortality when starting lipid values are "normal" is a multifaceted ...

Laboratory reference ranges reflect methods, populations, and policies, and experienced clinicians interpret them in context ...