For two decades, that has been the mantra of heart doctors and their patients: Lower LDL, or "bad" cholesterol, reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke and prolongs life. But a controversial study ...

This predominance of small, dense LDL particles has been termed the atherogenic lipoprotein profile (ALP) and is linked to several metabolic issues that help explain its atherogenicity. [5] This trait ...

High cholesterol and age are two significant risk factors for heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in the ...

A 47-year-old premenopausal female, with no past history of hyperlipidemia, hypertension, or diabetes was admitted with an evolving inferior myocardial infarction complicated by ventricular ...