Simply by running regularly you’re already boosting your heart health. So why worry about stats such as high cholesterol levels—which are associated with cardiovascular disease and heart attacks—when ...

A novel molecular pathway to explain how a mutation in the gene ACTA2 can cause individuals in their 30s -- with normal cholesterol levels and no other risk factors -- to develop coronary artery ...

Cholesterol is measured with a simple blood test called a lipid panel or lipid profile. Lipids are fats and fatty substances, which include cholesterol, that you carry in your bloodstream to be used ...

People whose LDL cholesterol is in the normal range—even those without metabolic risk factors—may yet have levels of apolipoprotein B (apoB) that predict an elevated risk of future atherosclerotic ...

Half of all myocardial infarctions (heart attacks) happen to those whose cholesterol level is considered "normal." This alone provides extremely good reasons for the elimination of reliance on ...

For decades doctors have been telling their patients that high levels of HDL, otherwise known as “good cholesterol,” could protect them from heart disease. But a new study suggests that having a lot ...

My dad almost became a statistic. Normal cholesterol does NOT = Heart Health. One year ago my dad experienced chest pain. His Primary Care Physician (PCP) said there was no reason to believe he was ...