Eleven medical organizations advised changes to preventive cardiac care that it says could markedly reduce heart attacks and ...

New medical guidelines aim to head off damage early with lifestyle changes, screening tests and medication.

Millions more adults should consider starting cholesterol-lowering medications earlier to reduce their risk of heart attack ...

New ACC/AHA guidelines urge earlier cholesterol screening and treatment, focusing on lifetime heart risks.

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

Dietitians warn that a common food found in many daily meals may quietly increase cholesterol levels and heart disease risk.

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

The AHA urges doctors to begin screening and treating patients who are still in their 30s, well before the risks of a heart attack and stroke are higher.

Eating nothing but oatmeal for just two days might sound extreme, but it delivered a striking payoff in a new clinical trial. People with metabolic syndrome who followed a short, calorie-reduced ...

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.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists are testing an entirely new way to fight heart disease: a gene-editing treatment that might offer a one-time fix for high cholesterol. It’s very early stage research, ...