A small percentage of heart attacks occur without traditional risk factors. Hidden inflammation and years of extreme endurance exercise may play a role ...

People whose LDL cholesterol is in the normal range—even those without metabolic risk factors—may yet have levels of apolipoprotein B (apoB) that predict an elevated risk of future atherosclerotic ...

Women with prepregnancy biomarkers for lipids in the higher end of the “normal” range faced higher odds of developing hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, according to a study published in JAMA ...

A regular cholesterol test is useful, but it doesn't always capture the complete picture of heart disease risk.

A new study was prompted by the use of weight-loss medication ...

ApoB testing may be especially useful for people with diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, fatty liver disease or high triglycerides.