To earn CME related to this news article, click here. March 10, 2009 (Rochester, Minnesota) — Among patients presenting to the emergency department with ischemic stroke in a prospective cohort study, ...

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 ...

LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, even those within the range currently considered normal, are associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in the absence of conventional cardiovascular risk factors, ...

For primary prevention patients at high risk, such as those with a 10-year risk > 10%, the LDL target is less than 70 mg/dL ...

In a traditional observational analysis, associations of LDL-C with incident chronic kidney disease (CKD), atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), and all-cause mortality were U-shaped or ...

This article is brought to you by Ochsner Health. 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’ ...

The use of intensive lipid-lowering therapy by means of statin medications is recommended after transient ischemic attack (TIA) and ischemic stroke of atherosclerotic origin. The target level for ...

C-reactive protein (CRP) is produced by the liver in response to inflammation. High-sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP) testing detects ...

Cholesterol is no longer just a routine number, it’s central to heart risk, especially for Indians. We spoke to cardiologists ...