Salmon, mackerel, and sardines are high in omega-3 fatty acids, which lower triglycerides and may raise HDL cholesterol, said ...

People whose LDL cholesterol is in the normal range—even those without metabolic risk factors—may yet have levels of apolipoprotein B (apoB) that predict an elevated risk of future atherosclerotic ...

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There’s a good reason why high cholesterol is known as a “silent killer”. In most cases it has no symptoms but potentially ...

Having “normal” cholesterol levels is often seen as a green signal for good heart health, but growing evidence suggests otherwise. The long-held belief that normal LDL automatically means low cardiac ...

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Due to how dangerous and life-threatening heart disease can be, it's fortunate that many of its symptoms alert us when a problem arises that we need to have checked out. Chest pain, inexplicably ...

Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2006;3(6):290-291. A positive causal relationship between the concentration of LDL cholesterol and the future risk of cardiovascular events is one of the best-proven ...

In a recent study published in the journal JACC Advances, researchers in the United States examined the presence of coronary atherosclerosis using coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) in ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband and I recently achieved the near impossible task of becoming attached to a family doctor! After many years without getting tested, our first order of business was a complete ...