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.

ACC/AHA guidance also gives boost to non-cholesterol tests ...

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

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.

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

If you are concerned about your risk of developing cardiovascular disease, you’ll usually get a specific blood test to look at your cholesterol levels to see where things stand. At least, that’s how ...

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

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

Lipoprotein(a) or Lp(a) is a genetically controlled risk factor for a heart attack. Cardiologist explains why it's important to be aware of your levels.

The recommendations come from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association, whose guidance is widely ...

To get a picture of how much cholesterol you have circulating in your system that could deposit on your blood vessel walls and raise the risk for a heart attack or other event, blood tests are done to ...

The Canadian Paediatric Society is recommending cholesterol screening for all children between two and 10 years old, saying that about one in 300 Canadians have high cholesterol caused by a genetic ...