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.

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

For primary prevention patients at high risk, such as those with a 10-year risk > 10%, the LDL target is less than 70 mg/dL (class 2a recommendation). For this group, treatment begins with a ...

High cholesterol often develops silently. Some warning signs include chest discomfort and yellowish fatty skin deposits. A ...

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

Cardiology experts say new national recommendations focus on earlier screening and long-term heart risk prevention.

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

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.

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

Regulating cholesterol levels is crucial for heart health. There are two types of cholesterol (we’ll explain the difference between “good” and “bad” shortly), and if you have too much of the kind that ...

You might have high LDL cholesterol and not even know it. We spoke to experts about how to monitor this health stat so you ...

Millions more adults should consider starting cholesterol-lowering medications earlier to reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke, according to new medical guidance.