A new generation of “theranostic” nanoparticles has been shown to both detect and reduce plaques in the arteries. Nanoparticles absorbed by immune cells in the arteries, where they work to lower ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Heart disease has long been the leading cause of death for U.S. adults, according to the American Heart Association, and one of ...

Despite experiencing significant reductions in triglycerides, patients with triglycerides over 150 mg/dL and a high risk of ...

The new guidelines outline clear LDL goals and prioritise lifetime risk over just short-term predictions, encouraging doctors ...

In symptomatic adults with a coronary artery calcification (CAC) score of zero, elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol were associated with increased risks for noncalcified ...

Prior to 1990, many assumed that once cholesterol plaques form in the arteries causing atherosclerosis, it was not reversible. While this is true for plaques that have calcified, what about plaques in ...

High cholesterol is often painted as a one-way ticket to heart disease, but science and real-life stories tell a more complex tale. Not everyone with high cholesterol ends up in a cardiologist’s ...

As the nation adjusts to new cholesterol guidance, many Americans are asking the same question: what are the symptoms of high cholesterol? The answer might surprise you. Despite its major impact on ...

Using cholesterol-lowering medications more intensively to achieve a more aggressive target for low-density lipoprotein ...