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Troponin Could Help Determine Lipid Tx in Stable Patients
Incorporating high-sensitivity troponin testing in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk classification would better inform cholesterol management for stable patients, a...
19 hours ago - MedPageToday
Eat Your Carrots! β-Carotene and Cholesterol Homeostasis
See corresponding article on page 2023 .
1 day ago - Journal of Nutrition
Doubt cast on wisdom of targeting 'bad' cholesterol to curb heart disease risk
Setting targets for 'bad' cholesterol levels to ward off heart disease and death in those at risk might seem intuitive, but decades of research have failed to show any...
2 days ago - ScienceDaily - 3 articles
Targeting LDL cholesterol to reduce heart disease risk now questioned
For many years, health experts have warned that high levels of bad cholesterol or low-density lipoprotein are critical drivers for the development of cardiovascular disease...
2 days ago - News Medical
Statins are not effective at cutting risk of dying from heart disease
The research, published in the British Medical Journal, found that three quarters of all trials reported no reduction in mortality among those who took drugs to lower their...
2 days ago - Daily Mail
Cholesterol guideline suitability questioned in younger patients with, at risk for MI
The 2018 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol does not flag most younger patients with premature MI as...
2 days ago - Healio - 2 articles
Diet for Fatty Liver Disease
Let's hear it for the liver! This hard-working organ filters out toxins in the blood, helps digest food, and stores energy. But it can be difficult for the liver to do all this...
6 days ago - UPMC - 2 articles
Cholesterol-lowering drug improved function of heart's arteries
In a pilot study of people living with HIV or high levels of cholesterol, researchers found that a six-week course of a cholesterol-lowering medication improved the function of...
6 days ago - ScienceDaily
Self-management education critical to turn tide against diabetes
There may be 60.6 million Americans diagnosed with diabetes in 2060, up from 22.3 million in 2014, according to a consensus report issued by several medical societies. Despite...
6 days ago - Healio
Cholesterol-lowering Agent Improved Function of Heart's Arteries
In a pilot study of people living with HIV or high levels of cholesterol, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers found that a six-week course of a cholesterol-lowering medication...
7 days ago - Medindia Health
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