Cardiologists explain the biggest misconception around heart health, and why waiting for symptoms is "the wrong strategy." ...

For decades, we’ve been told that high cholesterol is the main villain behind heart disease. Most of us breathe a sigh of relief when our blood reports show normal LDL levels. We assume our arteries ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Regulating cholesterol levels is crucial for heart health. There are two types of cholesterol (we’ll explain the difference ...

Americans should start guarding against heart disease earlier - and aim for lower cholesterol and blood pressure than ever before, according to new guidelines from the nation's leading medical ...

HDL, the so-called good cholesterol, appears to influence treatment decisions around statin therapy, according to an analysis in JACC: Advances. Compared with people who have normal HDL-cholesterol ...

If you are concerned about your risk of developing cardiovascular disease, you’ll usually get a specific blood test to look at your cholesterol levels to see where things stand. At least, that’s how ...

Routine blood tests cannot fully guarantee heart safety as hidden arterial plaques may rupture causing heart attacks.

You can look great in a swimsuit and still be a heart attack waiting to happen, or, you can be overweight and otherwise healthy, a new U.S. report finds A surprising number of overweight Americans — ...

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are the leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide, yet they are typically only ...

The American Heart Association and other cardiac groups now recommend that everyone should be tested once for a type of ...