More than 40% of American adults don't know they have high cholesterol, according to a JAMA Cardiology report. Dr. Kate Elfrey, a cardiologist at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, said if someone in ...

Not all cholesterol is bad! High-density lipoprotein (HDL), or “good cholesterol,” acts like the cleanup crew, sweeping away ...

The Family Heart Foundation (R) today announced the launch of Cholesterol Connect (R), a groundbreaking program that combines free at-home lipid screening with the power of the Family Heart Care ...

A quality improvement initiative improved rates of lipid screening among children and adolescents and may improve downstream ...

(Family Features) Millions of Americans are at risk for life-threatening cardiovascular events due to high cholesterol, a condition nearly everyone has heard of yet just a fraction fully understand.

Lipids are fatty compounds that perform a range of essential functions in the body. Phospholipids, steroids, and triglycerides are examples of lipids. Although lipids play an essential role in the ...

"ATT might serve as a valuable auxiliary diagnostic index for hypercholesterolemia and be used for the assessment and management of cardiovascular disease," the researchers concluded. In the majority ...