This is a major source of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. We have never been able to treat lipoprotein(a) until now.” ...

It provides misleading information, incomplete information, and what you need to know is the good cholesterol level, the HDL and the cholesterol, your LDL. It's not even good enough to have your ...

A 2023 review notes that past guidelines have recommended a non-HDL goal of 30 mg/dl higher than the goal for LDL. For example, if a person is aiming for LDL levels of less than 70 mg/dl ...

AstraZeneca said Monday its experimental pill lowered "bad" LDL cholesterol by 51%. The results showed promise again rival drugs from Merck and NewAmsterdam Pharma, but AstraZeneca stock fell in line ...

In the early stages of atherosclerosis, the underlying condition leading to heart attacks and strokes, oxidized LDL—low-density lipoprotein—accumulates inside arterial walls. LDL is known as "the bad ...