Brisk walking can increase "good" HDL cholesterol and potentially lower "bad" LDL cholesterol. Learn how much (and how fast) ...

By shutting this “off switch,” immune cells called macrophages regain their ability to soak up cholesterol, potentially ...

Aspirin has recently been questioned as a preventive for heart attacks, even though we have been using it for decades. Statin ...

The substance piling up in blocked arteries is known as atheroma or plaque. It mainly comprises excess 'bad' cholesterol (LDL cholesterol), fatty substances, cellular waste, calcium, and fibrin (a ...

I am a 64-year-old man who has been having periodic shortness of breath for the past six months or so. This happens mostly upon exertion but sometimes occurs when I stand up. I do have a family ...

Statin therapy greatly reduces LDL-cholesterol levels and slows progression of coronary atherosclerosis. The small statin-induced increases observed in HDL-cholesterol levels have not, however ...

I am a 64-year-old man who has been having periodic shortness of breath for the past six months or so. This happens mostly ...

New study details gaps between actual and recommended use of statins and other lipid-lowering drugs—and estimates public ...

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School has rolled out routine blood tests for the cardiovascular biomarker at another one of its ...