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

The new guidelines aim to give doctors and their patients an individualized and clear path to follow. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, according to the ...

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.

A recent study found that statins helped to reduce the risk of death and serious heart-related problems in adults with type 2 diabetes. Statins are a type of medicine that lowers cholesterol by ...

Cardiologists now say adults as young as 30 at increased risk of heart disease should consider taking medication to lower cholesterol. What does that mean for you?

A new cardiovascular calculator targeting individuals aged 30-79 years can help prevent atherosclerotic cardiovascular ...

Heart health experts released new guidance to help identify early risk factors for heart disease that go beyond tracking ...

The American Heart Association and 10 other medical associations have updated their guidelines to recommend that people as ...

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 ...

The guidance still suggests managing cholesterol with exercise and a heart-healthy diet, but there are a growing list of ...

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.

A new pill, enlicitide, reduced LDL (“bad”) cholesterol by about 60% in a large clinical trial, matching the power of ...