Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 28, 2025

BackgroundThe efficacy and mechanism of Fufang Danshen dripping pills (FFDS) in the secondary prevention of stable coronary heart disease (SCHD) is currently undetermined. After treatment, three-months major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) were assessed as the primary outcome.

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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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DAIC

AUGUST 15, 2024

13, 2024 – 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 published in JAMA Cardiology. Ann Marie Navar, M.D., tim.hodson Thu, 08/15/2024 - 10:32 Aug. population.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

JUNE 10, 2024

If national guidelines are revised to incorporate a new risk equation, about 40% fewer people could meet criteria for cholesterol-lowering statins to prevent heart disease.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

MARCH 6, 2024

More than 70% of American Indian young adults aged 20-39 and 50% of American Indian teens have cholesterol levels or elevated fat in the blood that put them at risk for cardiovascular disease, a new study suggests.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Researchers have identified a new pathway that contributes to cardiovascular disease associated with high levels of niacin, a common B vitamin previously recommended to lower cholesterol. The team discovered a link between 4PY, a breakdown product from excess niacin, and heart disease.

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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 7, 2024

milla1cf Sun, 04/07/2024 - 18:09 April 7, 2024 — Among patients at high or very high risk for a heart attack or stroke, the addition of the investigational drug lerodalcibep to standard cholesterol-lowering medication for one year reduced LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, levels by more than half on average, compared with a placebo.

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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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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 1, 2025

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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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Science Daily - Heart Disease

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

But a new study suggests the drug may also provide a surprising and life-saving benefit: lowering cholesterol and cutting the overall risk of cardiovascular disease. The drug finasteride, also known as Propecia or Proscar, treats male pattern baldness and enlarged prostate in millions of men worldwide.

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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

AUGUST 14, 2024

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 published in JAMA Cardiology.

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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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Dr. Paddy Barrett

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The majority of heart attacks occur as a result of plaque in the coronary arteries that is not obstructive and, therefore, asymptomatic. 2 You will not know you have heart disease by waiting for symptoms. Subscribe now In my view, when it comes to the risk factors for heart disease, OK is not OK.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Genetically-predicted systolic blood pressure (SBP) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) increase the risk for coronary heart disease (CHD), independent of age, according to a study published online Dec. 20 in PLOS ONE.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

When people hear about predicting heart disease, most will think of cholesterol levels.

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AMS Cardiology

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Adopt a Heart-Healthy Diet: Focus on a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean protein while limiting saturated and trans fats, cholesterol, and sodium. Quit Smoking: Smoking is a significant risk factor for heart disease. If you smoke, quitting is the single best thing you can do for your heart health.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

APRIL 7, 2025

The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, in collaboration with researchers across multiple institutions, has published a new study that challenges the long-held belief that high cholesterol correlates and even directly causes coronary artery disease, or plaque buildup in the arteries in metabolically healthy (..)

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Circulation

JANUARY 24, 2024

METHODS:The AHA, through its Epidemiology and Prevention Statistics Committee, continuously monitors and evaluates sources of data on heart disease and stroke in the United States and globally to provide the most current information available in the annual Statistical Update with review of published literature through the year before writing.

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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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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 30, 2025

A study conducted by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that by pre-ordering lipid panelsthe tests that can indicate high cholesterol and help predict stroke and heart disease riskclinicians could significantly improve the rate of patients who get the tests done.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

APRIL 30, 2024

Paul Dudley White, the famous physician who has taught many a luminary in the field of cardiology once wrote that heart disease before eighty is our fault and not God’s will or nature’s will. This means that he recognized long back, the role of life-style modification in preventing heart disease.

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Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology

MARCH 1, 2024

To explore whether LL37 could contribute to the risk of heart disease, we examined its effects on lipoprotein metabolism and show that LL37 enhanced LDL uptake in macrophages through the LDL receptor (LDLR), scavenger receptor class B member 1 (SR-B1), and CD36.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

APRIL 4, 2025

The majority of readers here are middle-aged and concerned about their future risk of heart disease. Most either had a risk factor they were worried about or a family history of heart disease that concerned them. There are loads of great resources available to explain what heart disease is and why it happens.

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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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Heart Sisters

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

What’s the deal with eggs if you have heart concerns? Registered Dietitian Cheryl Strachan wades through conflicting studies for us.

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Circulation

AUGUST 25, 2024

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disease that leads to elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and risk of coronary heart disease. The unique characteristics of nucleic acid therapies to target the underlying cause of the disease can offer solutions unachievable with conventional medications.

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JAMA Cardiology

MARCH 18, 2025

This genetic association study investigates the association between coronary heart disease risk and combination apolipoprotein C3 (APOC3)targeting drugs and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)lowering drugs.

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AMS Cardiology

AUGUST 15, 2023

Heart disease remains a prevalent and serious health concern that affects millions worldwide. Understanding the risk factors, recognizing the signs and seeking guidance from a cardiologist can play a significant role in preventing and treating this disease. Smoking – Smoking is the most preventable cause of heart disease.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

When they become fathers, men who have an unhealthy, high-cholesterol diet can cause increased risk of cardiovascular disease, or CVD, in their daughters, a mouse study has found.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This study aimed to investigate the association between various complex indexes of blood cell types and lipid levels with the severity of coronary artery stenosis and their predictive value in coronary heart disease (CHD). The patients were divided into two groups: CHD group and non-CHD group.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Salk scientists have tracked the flow of trans fats using mouse models to describe the molecular mechanisms that cause trans fats to promote atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), explaining how industrially produced trans-unsaturated fatty acids in our food significantly promote ASCVD and encouraging lawmakers to impose regulations on the (..)

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American Heart News - Heart News

MARCH 26, 2025

Statement Highlights: By age 18, many adolescents have already developed heart disease risk factors, such as high blood pressure, obesity, high cholesterol or Type 2 diabetes, and a growing number of younger adults are experiencing adverse.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

JULY 29, 2024

If current guidelines for cholesterol and high blood pressure treatment remain unchanged, a newly unveiled heart risk calculator would render 16 million people ineligible for preventive therapy.

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