Clinical, scientific, and policy experts gather every several years to review and revise the recommendations that guide how ...

For the first time since 2018, a clinical guideline from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association for screening and managing blood cholesterol levels has been updated and ...

The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology, along with several partner medical societies, released ...

Eleven medical organizations advised changes to preventive cardiac care that it says could markedly reduce heart attacks and strokes. By Gina Kolata People at risk of heart disease should start trying ...

New ACC/AHA guidelines provide updated recommendations for dyslipidemia management, focusing on atherogenic lipoproteins and ...

Using cholesterol-lowering medications more intensively to achieve a more aggressive target for low-density lipoprotein ...

Millions more adults should consider starting cholesterol-lowering medications earlier to reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke, according to new medical guidance.In an updated guideline ...

The second crucial difference is that the updated guidance sets clear targets for cholesterol levels. Specifically, most ...

Research at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2024 evaluated lipid-lowering therapy beyond statins alone in patients with high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. While statins ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In the STEP trials, a higher proportion of adults receiving semaglutide stopped antihypertensive or ...