Hoping to prevent coronary heart disease, doctors issued aggressive new guidelines Tuesday that could nearly triple the number of Americans taking drugs to lower their cholesterol. The guidelines, ...

New cholesterol guidelines recommend a more personalized approach in risk assessments, a returned focus on LDL target levels and new drug options for those at highest risk for cardiovascular disease.

CHARLESTON, SC – Just last November, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) published new clinical guidelines for the management of cholesterol, and the ...

CHICAGO, IL – It's been a full 365 days since the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) presented their "paradigm-shifting" clinical guidelines for the management ...

On May 15, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute issued major new guidelines on the prevention and management of high cholesterol in adults. The guidelines are the first major update in nearly ...

All children ages 9 to 11 should be screened at least once for high cholesterol, according to new guidelines; although some say this advice may amount to unnecessary testing. The new recommendations ...

This column is the first in a series about risk factors for atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), the cause of several health problems, including heart attacks — the number one cause of death ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elevated serum cholesterol is a major heart disease risk factor. There can be a genetic link responsible for high cholesterol, but ...

For years, cholesterol has been painted as the enemy. A single number on a blood test often decides whether someone feels relieved or alarmed. But the truth is more layered.As Dr Sagar Shah, ...