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A Major Update Just Hit Cholesterol Guidelines – Here’s What Every Adult Needs To Know

New ACC/AHA cholesterol guidelines promote earlier detection, personalized risk assessment, and more aggressive LDL cholesterol lowering to reduce long-term cardiovascular disease risk. For decades, cholesterol management has been a cornerstone of heart disease prevention. Yet despite widespread awareness, cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, and millions of adults…

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You May Have a Dangerous Type of Cholesterol Even if Your Tests Look Normal

A little-known inherited cholesterol particle called Lp(a) may explain some unexplained heart risk and is becoming a major target for new treatments. Most people know about “good” and “bad” cholesterol — but there’s another type that often goes undetected and could quietly raise the risk of heart attacks and strokes, even in otherwise healthy people. [...]

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This Simple Blood Test Could Outperform “Bad Cholesterol” in Preventing Heart Disease

ApoB testing outperforms traditional cholesterol measures in preventing heart attacks and strokes while remaining cost-effective. It more accurately identifies risk, leading to better treatment decisions. A common blood test used by millions of people in the U.S. each year to measure “bad” cholesterol may not be the most reliable tool for guiding treatment or preventing [...]

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Scientists Discover Game-Changing New Way To Treat High Cholesterol

Scientists are exploring a new way to treat familial hypercholesterolemia. Scientists are rethinking how to treat a widespread genetic cholesterol disorder by targeting particle production instead of removal. Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) disrupts one of the body’s most important cleanup systems. Normally, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), often called “bad” cholesterol, is removed from the…

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Scientists Finally Crack Decades-Old Mystery Behind Statins’ Painful Side Effects

A hidden effect of statins on muscle cells may explain why some patients cannot tolerate them. For millions of people, statins are a daily safeguard against heart attacks and strokes. But for about 1 in 10 users, these widely prescribed drugs come with an unexpected tradeoff—persistent muscle pain, fatigue, and weakness that can be severe [...]

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