DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband and I recently achieved the near impossible task of becoming attached to a family doctor! After many years without getting tested, our first order of business was a complete ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband and I recently achieved the near impossible task of becoming attached to a family doctor! After many years without getting tested, our first order of business was a complete ...
That said, extremely low LDL, especially if it falls below 20–25 mg/dL, may cause problems in some individuals. Studies have ...
Scientific consensus panels going back decades established—“beyond a reasonable doubt”—that lowering LDL cholesterol reduces the risk of heart attacks. Consistent evidence “unequivocally” establishes ...
Nmami Agarwal stated in a recent social media post that studies have now revealed that the majority of heart attack victims had normal cholesterol.
New research shows many people with normal cholesterol may still face high heart risk because hidden lipoproteins like Lp(a), ...
Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., M.D., D.Phil., F.A.C.C.; Prediman K. Shah, M.D., F.A.C.C.; James T. Willerson, M.D., F.A.C.C.; Adolph M. Hutter, Jr., M.D., M.A.C.C. Dr. Hutter ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband and I recently achieved the near impossible task of becoming attached to a family doctor! After many years without getting tested, our first order of business was a complete ...
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a group of conditions that affect the heart and blood vessels. In the U.S., 1 in 3 deaths is caused by CVD, over 835,000 each year. Risk increases with age, but it is ...