Even though it often gets a bad rap, cholesterol is actually essential for health. Your body needs cholesterol for important functions like building cells and creating hormones like estrogen and ...

LDL cholesterol, often called “bad” cholesterol, is significant in heart health. It’s a waxy substance in the blood that can accumulate in artery walls, forming plaque. This plaque buildup, known as ...

A quality improvement program helped reduce "bad cholesterol" (LDL or low-density lipoprotein) levels among military veterans ...

Brigham and Women's Hospital's TIMI Study Group reports that in patients with prior ischemic stroke, very low achieved ...

LDL cholesterol level < 40 vs ≥ 70 mg/dL is linked to lower rates of future major cardiovascular events in patients with ...

My cholesterol has been on the rise for the past few years – and not just a slow creep. For most of my life, my LDL (often referred to as ‘bad’ cholesterol) was solidly under 120 mg/dl. Over the past ...

Panelists discuss how: LDL-C control remains a national crisis, with many patients not on therapy or failing to reach target levels despite the availability of effective treatments.

One dose of an experimental drug cover offer lifetime treatment for people with high cholesterol, but its long-term safety is ...

LDL levels were reduced substantially among heart transplant recipients assigned alirocumab. NEW ORLEANS — In the CAVIAR ...

A novel once-daily oral PCSK9 inhibitor lowered LDL by up to 60% at 24 weeks in patients with heart disease or at high risk ...