HDL protection dependent on two other blood lipids: Study supriya kashyap kashyap13 May 2016 3:32 PM ISTBaltimore : For years, physicians have told patients that HDL (high-density lipoprotein cholesterol) helps protect them from cardiovascular disease...
Bad cholesterol not behind elderly deaths: Researchers supriya kashyap kashyap28 Jun 2016 2:12 PM ISTNew York : Older people with high levels of "bad" or low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C) cholesterol live as long, and often longer, than their peers with...
Fluctuations in bad cholesterol may lead to memory loss: Study supriya kashyap kashyap22 July 2016 11:38 AM ISTLondon : Greater fluctuations in “bad” cholesterol levels are likely to cause worse cognitive function like acute memory loss in elderly adults, says...
Lipid Association India issues guidelines on Management of Dyslipidemia in Indians supriya kashyap kashyap5 Aug 2016 3:42 PM ISTThe burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in India is alarmingly high and continues to increase exponentially. Not only Indians are at high risk of...
Most younger adults with high cholesterol levels do not take a statin: JAMA supriya kashyap kashyap5 Jan 2017 3:03 PM ISTDespite recommendations, less than 45 percent of adults younger than 40 years with an elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level of...
Statin side effects are strongest predictor of failure to meet cholesterol targets supriya kashyap kashyap16 Feb 2017 11:30 AM ISTStatin side effects are the strongest predictor of failure to meet low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol targets, according to research published...
New peptide to combat a disorder that causes heart attacks at early age supriya kashyap kashyap22 Feb 2017 1:23 AM ISTResearchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are developing and testing a new peptide that they hope will lead to better treatment options...
Coconut oil has more BAD fat than beef and butter: American Heart Association dietary recommendation Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Jun 2017 9:00 AM ISTCoconut oil raises ‘bad’ cholesterol in the same way as other foods high in saturated fats like butter and beef, according to the American Heart...
Cholesterol drug reduces death in men without heart disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 Sept 2017 11:30 AM ISTStatins have been found to reduce mortality rate by 28 % among men who had high cholesterol without any heart disease, according to new research.In...
When to add another drug to statin supriya kashyap kashyap9 Oct 2017 11:30 AM ISTDetermining when to add nonstatin therapy. A quantitative approachDespite optimal statin therapy, patients may remain at increased risk of...
PCSK9 inhibitors do not increase short-term risk of type 2 diabetes supriya kashyap kashyap26 Dec 2017 8:00 PM IST PCSK9 inhibitors do not increase short-term risk of type 2 diabetes, suggests a meta-analysis in more than 68 000 patients presented at ESC...
High LDL does't confer increased risk of stroke Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli30 March 2018 8:00 PM ISTFamilial hypercholesterolemia(FH) is a condition with very high concentrations of low-density lipoprotein(LDL) cholesterol and high risk of ischemic...
