Cholesterol is not all that bad as long as it is in the right proportion. It is of two types — good and bad cholesterol, the former being HDL and the latter LDL. It is a fatty substance in the blood ...

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 ...

Most people assume that a normal cholesterol test or lipid profile means their heart is in the clear. However, experts warn that cholesterol levels alone do not tell the whole story when it comes to ...

Apolipoprotein B, or apoB, is gaining attention as researchers and cardiologists weigh whether the blood marker offers a more accurate window into heart disease risk than the standard LDL cholesterol ...

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

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

In a traditional observational analysis, associations of LDL-C with incident chronic kidney disease (CKD), atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), and all-cause mortality were U-shaped or ...