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

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.

Major medical organizations updated the cholesterol playbook for the first time in years, with new risk tools, lower targets ...

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 ...

Heart health experts released new guidance to help identify early risk factors for heart disease that go beyond tracking cholesterol numbers to prevent illness.

Early screening helps detect high bad cholesterol before it silently damages arteries over many years, makes way for ...

A coronary artery calcium scan is a quick and painless scan of the heart. Doctors are looking for calcium and plaque buildup ...