The AHA urges doctors to begin screening and treating patients who are still in their 30s, well before the risks of a heart attack and stroke are higher.

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

Individuals with a higher risk of heart disease should ideally start testing for low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol at age 10. Also, everyone should strive for an LDL level below 100. This is ...

Despite having the potential to cause irreversible damage, high cholesterol can sneak up undetected. Here's what to know.

Eleven medical organizations advised changes to preventive cardiac care that it says could markedly reduce heart attacks and ...

The test can help assess your lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease. That, along with earlier treatment for high cholesterol, is part of new doctors' guidelines.

For primary prevention patients at high risk, such as those with a 10-year risk > 10%, the LDL target is less than 70 mg/dL (class 2a recommendation). For this group, treatment begins with a ...

Millions more adults should consider starting cholesterol-lowering medications earlier to reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke, according to new medical guidance.

You might have high LDL cholesterol and not even know it. We spoke to experts about how to monitor this health stat so you ...

New guidelines recommend considering cholesterol-lowering statins in the 30s, screening all adults for hidden risk factors ...

Peter Attia warns that simplicity is crushing nuance in science. I agree—so I took a closer look at his own argument on LDL, ...