American Heart Association
By AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION NEWS
Saturated fats found in butter, fatty meats and tropical oils raise LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, which contributes to heart disease, and they should be replaced with healthier options.
It seems a simple statement. But reaction to it – and the American Heart Association advisory issued last […]
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Most people with high cholesterol are not sure how to manage the potentially deadly condition, according to a survey from the American Heart Association.
Nearly one in three American adults has high levels of LDL cholesterol, according to AHA statistics. It’s a serious health risk, because […]
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A highly anticipated study has found that the new cholesterol-lowering drug evolocumab can reduce heart attacks and strokes among high-risk patients.
The findings, published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the American College of Cardiology’s annual meeting, showed that the […]
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A Mediterranean diet rich in virgin olive oil may improve the function of “good” cholesterol in people at risk for heart disease, according to a new study.
A Mediterranean diet is based on the typical eating habits in countries that border the Mediterranean Sea. It includes […]
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NEW ORLEANS — Moderate drinking was associated with slower declines in high-density lipoprotein, or good cholesterol, over time, according to a preliminary study presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2016.
Researchers followed alcohol consumption and HDL levels for more than six years in a […]
By AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION NEWS
Editor’s note: This is one in a series of Cardiovascular Genome-Phenome Study Discovery grants to more precise treatments and prevention for heart disease.
In the world of arteries, LDL cholesterol is public enemy No. 1 — with good reason. It’s the kind that contributes to artery-clogging […]
By AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION NEWS
Editor’s note: This is one in a 10-part series of the top medical research advances in 2015 as determined by American Heart Association volunteer and staff leaders.
The blockbuster drugs known as statins are teaming with a new medication to lower the level of bad LDL […]
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For children and adults with elevated levels of “bad” cholesterol, guidelines are available to point physicians to the most appropriate treatment. But for patients who are no longer children but not quite yet adults, knowing which recommendations to follow hasn’t been clear-cut.
Now, a new study […]
Kurt Warner was in the middle of his professional football career when a routine annual physical revealed some unsettling results.
The Super Bowl winner and two-time NFL MVP had high cholesterol.
“It was a shock,” Kurt Warner said, adding that he believed cholesterol was based only on diet and exercise.
Warner, along […]
Recent guidelines for managing cholesterol in people with chronic kidney disease recommend that doctors decide which drugs to prescribe on the basis of patients’ overall risk of coronary events, not just on their low-density lipoprotein or “bad” cholesterol levels.
Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes released the guidelines in November and say […]
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