As with any disease, it’s pretty obvious that preventing heart disease is important. But why? What are the health ramifications of it? Well, they're pretty serious ones—including mortality—and affect ...

We tend to think of high cholesterol and its many negative health impacts as something that afflicts older people. The truth is, anyone, of any age, can have unhealthy levels of low-density ...

Fact checked by Jennifer Klump Key Takeaways The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology released ...

Advanced lipid tests can reveal vital information about your cholesterol levels that standard lipid tests can’t. Find out if you should get one. We’ve all heard the standard advice: To reduce high ...

A complete cholesterol test checks your blood to see if your cholesterol and triglycerides are at a healthy level. This will help your doctor estimate your risk of having a heart attack or stroke.

Your cholesterol may be measured at your doctor’s office, but some of us require more routine cholesterol monitoring at home. There are a number of reasons to invest in a home cholesterol test kit.

ACC/AHA guidance also gives boost to non-cholesterol tests ...

It may not be necessary to fast before a routine cholesterol check, a large community-based population study suggested. Overall, the mean cholesterol subclass levels varied by less than 2% for total ...

To fast or not to fast? That is the question many people ask before a cholesterol test. Patients used to be routinely instructed not to eat for at least eight hours before the screening, and some ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A quality improvement initiative significantly improved lipid screening among children. The initiative’s ...