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CV Risk Assessment: A Process, Not a Calculation
Tips on how to estimate, personalize, and reclassify patient risk in light of the new cholesterol guidelines. Dr Blaha walks through a typical patient case with guideline...
2 days ago - Medscape
Cholesterol Guidelines Update Use of Statins, PCSK9 Inhibitors
Getty Images... There's much that's familiar in the new American Heart Association guidelines to help clinicians manage cholesterol, the waxy, fatlike substance that can build...
2 days ago - AARP
Experts Give Warnings For Protecting Your Cholesterol - and Your Heart - on the Keto Diet
One of the most controversial topics in dieting and healthy living continues to be the ketogenic diet. The high-fat, low-carb diet has been a major success tool for weight...
2 days ago - PopSugar - 2 articles
Engineered DNA-encoded PCSK9 inhibitors may provide an effective alternative for treating high cholesterol
Researchers have developed novel synthetic DNA-encoded monoclonal antibodies directed against PCSK9, a protein key to regulating cholesterol levels in the bloodstream. Results...
2 days ago - ScienceDaily
Groundbreaking study reveals that heart disease is an early indicator of vitamin C deficiency
Heart disease is usually linked to issues with cholesterol, but researchers are increasingly finding that vitamin C plays an outsized role in heart health. This antioxidant...
2 days ago - Natural News
WATCH: New AHA guidelines for battling high cholesterol and heart disease
Researchers are recommending doctors be more aggressive with statins to lower cholesterol.
6 days ago - ABC News - 2 articles
New cholesterol guidelines for heart health: What you need to know
The guidelines advocate for more aggressive treatment with statin therapy.
6 days ago - ABC News - 2 articles
Excess levels of heavy metals in bloodstream confer higher cholesterol
CHICAGO - Adults with high levels of lead and other heavy metals in their blood had greater odds of having high LDL or total cholesterol, researchers reported at the American...
6 days ago - Healio - 4 articles
Another study finds turmeric and curcumin to be a safe, effective treatment for lowering cholesterol and protecting the heart
Turmeric and curcumin are two substances most known for their wide array of health benefits. One of these is their positive impact on the heart; though the lipid-lowering...
6 days ago - Natural News
Top cardiology stories: Highlights from American Heart Association Scientific Sessions
This week, meeting news from the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions were the most-read stories in cardiology. Coverage of the meeting highlighted methods to improve...
6 days ago - Healio - 4 articles
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