A study finds that a blood test that evaluates levels of three compounds — lipoprotein(a), C-reactive protein (a marker of inflammation), and “bad” LDL cholesterol — can accurately reveal heart ...

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Every Australian adult should be screened for a potentially deadly type of inherited cholesterol, and if the simple blood ...

However, accumulating evidence over the past two decades demonstrates that a biomarker called C-reactive protein – which ...

If you are concerned about your risk of developing cardiovascular disease, you’ll usually get a specific blood test to look at your cholesterol levels to see where things stand. At least, that’s how ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A simple blood test might one day help us predict a woman's risk for heart disease. The blood test would combine a few of the numbers we already get in separate tests. It would ...

Measuring the levels of three biomarkers in blood in midlife may give women a clearer picture of their risk of major cardiovascular events like heart attacks and strokes decades earlier than current ...

The common genetic heart condition under the lens is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The problem is that there is no cure for this condition.

A massive study of 200,000 people shows that counting the actual number of cholesterol-carrying particles (apoB) predicts heart attack risk far better than the traditional cholesterol test. Add in a ...

Cardiovascular disease remains a leading global cause of death, and we break down its pathology, risk factors, and the ...

Do you think annual blood tests are enough These 5 blood tests that are often missed can point out the risks to your health ...