High cholesterol is one of the ways you can have many heart problems, including heart attacks and strokes. And so, to keep it ...

If your 10-year risk of ASCVD is 7.5% or more, you are generally recommended to start taking a statin. If your 10-year risk is at least 5% with an LDL cholesterol level of 70-189 mg/dL or if you ...

Every year in the U.S., 805,000 people have a heart attack and more than 795,000 have a stroke. Experts say there are ...

A new study finds high cholesterol is being widely undertreated, leading to tens of thousands of needless heart attacks and strokes.Researchers say more than 39 ...

“Traditionally, statins were viewed as purely cholesterol-lowering drugs. So it made sense just to use them for people with high cholesterol,” explains Johns Hopkins cardiologist Michael Blaha, M.D.

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Statins probably reduced the mean low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentration at all time points (high-quality evidence). The levels of the liver enzymes, serum aspartate and alanine ...

Studies suggest that artichoke extract can help lower cholesterol and blood pressure, reduce liver inflammation, and aid with ...

Tens of thousands of people suffer needless heart attacks and strokes every year because they aren't taking ...

Tens of thousands of people suffer needless heart attacks and strokes every year because they aren't taking ...

More than 39,000 deaths, nearly 100,000 non-fatal heart attacks and up to 65,000 strokes in the U.S. could be prevented if ...

Data shows that statins can prevent 100,000 heart attacks and 65,00 strokes per year in the U.S. Researchers collected cardiovascular risk profiles and LDL-cholesterol levels from 4,980 adults (ages ...