Women with prepregnancy biomarkers for lipids in the higher end of the “normal” range faced higher odds of developing hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, according to a study published in JAMA ...

Having normal lipid panels does not mean you are safe from heart disease risk. Dr London shares the biomarkers that can help ...

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 ...

Cholesterol is widely recognized as a key risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD), which remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide 1.

Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., M.D., D.Phil., F.A.C.C.; Prediman K. Shah, M.D., F.A.C.C.; James T. Willerson, M.D., F.A.C.C.; Adolph M. Hutter, Jr., M.D., M.A.C.C. Dr. Hutter ...

Millions could benefit from more accurate risk assessments for coronary heart through a simple test for small dense LDL cholesterol. Despite heart disease being the world’s leading cause of death, ...

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A 22-year-old woman has a higher-than-normal HDL level, which raises her total cholesterol despite a normal LDL. Would you treat the elevated HDL? Her life insurance premium was raised because she has ...