New ACC/AHA guidelines provide updated recommendations for dyslipidemia management, focusing on atherogenic lipoproteins and ...

Blood testing for cholesterol should start in childhood, and take place at least every five years to track each person’s heart health risk, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart ...

Clinical, scientific, and policy experts gather every several years to review and revise the recommendations that guide how clinicians around the world assess and manage patients with blood fat ...

Since the late 1980s, statins have been the mainstay of cholesterol management, lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels and preventing countless heart attacks. Yet many patients do not achieve ...

The American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and other major medical organizations have released new ...

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

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A speaker highlighted key advances in lipid treatment in 2024. Topics included triglyceride and lipoprotein(a) ...

Cholesterol is a fatty-waxy substance that the body uses to make new cells and hormones. Although, essential, having too much of cholesterol (LDL) can invite tons of serious health issues including ...

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 ...

Esperion has announced a virtual key opinion leader (KOL) event scheduled for January 9, 2025, to discuss the real-world application of its cholesterol-lowering medications, NEXLETOL® (bempedoic acid) ...