Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Researchers at UNM School of Medicine have developed a new LDL cholesterol vaccine that is tested on mice and monkeys with positive results.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 18, 2023

adults have high cholesterol, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Untreated, high cholesterol can lead to heart disease and stroke, which are two of the top causes of death in the U.S. Nearly two in five U.S.

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Niacin , a common B vitamin once recommended to patients as a way to help lower cholesterol, has been linked to cardiovascular disease, Cleveland Clinic researchers announced Feb.

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DAIC

APRIL 24, 2024

The app also recorded other significant heart health risk factors, such as cholesterol, weight, and physical activity via integration with external sources including electronic medical records and fitness trackers. Change in blood pressure (BP), LDL cholesterol, and weight were evaluated from baseline to follow up.

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JAMA Cardiology

JANUARY 30, 2024

This pooled cohort study assesses the risk of coronary heart disease associated with familial hypercholesterolemia variants in individuals with moderately to severely elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

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DAIC

APRIL 6, 2024

milla1cf Sat, 04/06/2024 - 18:32 April 6, 2024 — The first trial of a novel strategy for removing cholesterol from patients’ arteries did not reduce the risk of death, heart attack or stroke within three months of a prior heart attack, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology ’s Annual Scientific Session.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 11, 2024

National Institute of Health (NIH) scientists have made a significant breakthrough in understanding how "bad" cholesterol, known as low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol or LDL-C, builds up in the body.

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Med Page Today

JUNE 20, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Recently, a cardiologist published a commentary in Medscape arguing that physicians and scientists who challenge the putative clinical benefit of statin medications are pseudoscientists. He claimed, ".somewhere somewhere along the way.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The prevalence of high total cholesterol was 11.3% adults from August 2021 to August 2023, according to a November data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics.

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Cholesterol 96

Science Daily - Heart Disease

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Scientists have made a significant breakthrough in understanding how 'bad' cholesterol, known as low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol or LDL-C, builds up in the body.

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Cholesterol Research 66

JAMA Cardiology

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

This systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis investigates the association of an alternative low-density lipoprotein (LDL) strategy with differences in long-term efficacy and safety in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) compared with a high-intensity statin strategy.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Researchers have discovered that certain components of so-called 'good' cholesterol -- high-density lipoproteins (HDL) -- may be associated with an increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease.

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The New England Journal of Medicine

AUGUST 30, 2024

Measurement of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and lipoprotein(a) predicted the 30-year cardiovascular disease risk among women enrolled in the Women’s Health Study.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Cholesterol tests are well-established as an important part of a routine health screening—for adults. For young people, it's another story.

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Nature Reviews - Cardiology

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 18 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41569-024-01095-x Consumption of a high-fat diet leads to the progressive growth of atherosclerotic lesions.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

MARCH 11, 2024

A new study reveals that immune cells in the liver react to high cholesterol levels and eat up excess cholesterol that can otherwise cause damage to arteries. The findings suggest that the response to the onset of atherosclerosis begins in the liver.

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American College of Cardiology

MAY 22, 2024

Reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels has consistently demonstrated a reduced risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). There is extensive evidence from randomized trials that demonstrates the effectiveness of lipid-lowering agents in reducing ASCVD-related events.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 17, 2024

A new study has hailed camel milk for its ability to lower heart disease risk among diabetics and help in the treatment of dyslipidemia.

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HCPLive

JULY 30, 2024

Results suggest cholesterol absorption inhibitors are linked to a lower risk of liver cancer, but no association was observed for other nonstatins like fibrates, omega-3 fatty acids, and niacin.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

When older adults have significant year-to-year fluctuations in their cholesterol levels without changes in medication, it could indicate an increased risk of developing dementia or cognitive decline, according to a preliminary study presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2024, held Nov. 16–18, 2024, in Chicago.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A recent trial of a novel gene-editing technique that lowered dangerously high cholesterol by up to 55% has generated talk of a new front opening against cardiovascular disease, which kills nearly 700,000 Americans each year and is the nation's leading cause of death.

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HCPLive

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Family Heart Foundation announces the launch of Cholesterol Connect, a program that provides free at-home lipid screening and personalized support.

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Cholesterol 69

Science Daily - Heart Disease

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Our risk of developing atherosclerosis -- 'furring' of the arteries -- can begin much earlier in life than was previously thought, highlighting the need to keep cholesterol levels low even when we are young, new research has discovered.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

There is no correlation between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels and a patient's risk for developing movement disorders while taking an antipsychotic, according to a study published in the April-June issue of Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Cholesterol crystals (CCs) that grow and enlarge within the plaque core can cause plaque rupture and trigger inflammation as they deposit into the atherosclerotic bed. Method Different dosages of colchicine mixed with cholesterol (0.05–5 mg/ml/g These were compared to control samples with cholesterol in ddH 2 O without colchicine.

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Med Page Today

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- For kids with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) uncontrolled by statins, adding alirocumab (Praluent) reduced low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), a randomized clinical trial showed. The PCSK9 inhibitor.

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Cholesterol 69

Nature Reviews - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 18 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41569-024-01100-3 Cholesterol crystals (CCs) have a pathogenic role in various cardiovascular diseases, particularly atherosclerosis.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

BackgroundOne measurement of non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (NHHR) is considered to be associated with insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.

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JAMA Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

After the introduction of statins in 1987 and the publication of the landmark Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Trial in 1996, extraordinarily robust evidence has accumulated demonstrating that lowering levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is associated with a major reduction in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

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HCPLive

MARCH 24, 2024

Presence of nephritis in SLE patients is linked to higher cardiovascular risk factors and 3-fold increase in incidence of cardiovascular mortality.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 8, 2024

Lowering low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‐C) is a cornerstone of reducing risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

BACKGROUND:Cholesterol efflux capacity (CEC) predicts cardiovascular disease independently of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels. Despite their very low plasma levels of HDL particles, these subjects had normal CEC.

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Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

DECEMBER 10, 2023

What he looked at was a collection of people on very low carb ketogenic diets who also happened to have extremely high LDL cholesterol. The one major difference being that one group had high LDL cholesterol, and the other had “normal” LDL cholesterol. Abstract to be published shortly.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

MARCH 28, 2024

Whether you like your eggs sunny-side up, hard boiled or scrambled, many hesitate to eat them amid concerns that eggs may raise cholesterol levels and be bad for heart health.

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Cholesterol 129

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

You may be familiar with high-density, or good cholesterol; low-density lipoproteins (LDL), or bad cholesterol; and their connections to heart health. Often that word gets skimmed over when talking about cholesterol levels. But what about triglycerides?

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Cholesterol 115

Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Mediation analysis was used to test the indirect effect of serum cholesterol indicators on the association between RvD2 and ASCVD probability. Furthermore, this association is partially mediated by total cholesterol, high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol, and low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol. P<0.001).

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Cholesterol aggregation in dendritic cells (DCs) triggers an inflammatory response and accelerates the development of atherosclerosis (AS). Resveratrol (RES), a natural compound with anti-inflammatory and cholesterol metabolism regulatory properties, has been shown to influence the maturation and inflammatory functions of DCs.

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