A young, healthy woman’s unexpected diagnosis highlights how genetics can outweigh lifestyle and why early cholesterol ...

The American Journal of Preventive Cardiology (AJPC) is proud to announce the publication of a landmark multinational study examining sex-based differences in homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia ...

What Is Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia? Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia is a disorder where it is hard for your body to remove LDL "bad" cholesterol from your blood. The disease ...

Hypercholesterolemia is the term used to refer to a high blood cholesterol level. Cholesterol is a waxy substance that is produced by the liver and is a component of all cells found in the body. All ...

Overall, the study provides randomized evidence on the feasibility and short-term impact of returning FH-associated genetic ...

She struggled with high cholesterol in her 20s despite working out and eating right. It wasn't until her 30s she found out ...

High "bad" cholesterol, or hypercholesterolemia, affects about 10% of adults in the United States and about 7% of youth, according to government statistics. Genetics are one major reason for high ...

Familial hypercholesterolemia is an inherited type of high cholesterol that has nothing to do with eating too many burgers and fries. People with familial hypercholesterolemia have elevated levels of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nut and seed consumption, statins and exercise are among the strategies that can reduce LDL cholesterol.

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains ...

Hypercholesterolemia in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis is not consistently associated with preclinical carotid atherosclerosis. 1 Although hypercholesterolemia has been documented worldwide ...