LDL cholesterol is an important marker, but others such as ApoB, hs-CRP, and insulin resistance should not be ignored, shares ...

A standard cholesterol panel doesn’t tell the whole story. It measures total cholesterol, LDL (“bad” cholesterol), HDL (“good” cholesterol) and triglycerides. That gives a general idea of how much ...

Doctors are now suggesting looking beyond just LDL cholesterol for heart health. New markers like ApoB, hs-CRP, insulin ...

Americans are inundated almost on a daily basis by information about the dangers of cholesterol. Still, an estimated 102 million adults in the U.S. have a cholesterol level putting them at risk for ...

For decades, we’ve been told that high cholesterol is the main villain behind heart disease. Most of us breathe a sigh of relief when our blood reports show normal LDL levels. We assume our arteries ...

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Statins appear to protect against adverse cardiovascular events in patients with elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP), even when their low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels ...

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