A regular cholesterol test is useful, but it doesn't always capture the complete picture of heart disease risk.

LDL cholesterol still drives treatment decisions in assessing heart disease risk, but a new study suggests apolipoprotein B (apoB), which measures artery-clogging particles, could do a better job. In ...

Although heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S., stroke has moved up to number 4, replacing COVID-19, according to the 2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics from the American ...

The traditional lipid panel may not give the full picture of cholesterol-related heart disease risk for many Americans, according to a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers and ...

ApoB is emerging as a crucial piece of the heart health puzzle, even as sophisticated machines whir and beep with promises of precise diagnoses in the gleaming corridors of modern medicine. As ...

Preventing atherosclerosis, the underlying cause of heart disease, means scientists need to understand how immune cells drive inflammation in the arteries. The challenge is that the T cells involved ...

Share on Pinterest Cholesterol levels could be a good predictor of coronary artery disease risk. Olena Smyrnova/Stocksy Coronary artery disease is a serious but common type of heart disease that can ...

A new study shows apolipoprotein B (apoB) and non-high-density-lipoprotein (non-HDL) cholesterol — but not low-density-lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol — are associated with increased risk for all-cause ...

Viele kennen ihren Cholesterinwert, doch allein nützt er nur wenig. Wer seine Werte für Lp(a), ApoB und Triglyzeride kennt, ...

Viele Menschen kennen ihren Cholesterinwert. Was aber fast niemand kennt, ist ApoB. Genau das kann problematisch sein.